If you’re looking to improve your leadership skills, training yourself can be a difficult, but rewarding, task. Developing skills that have to do with leadership in the office is something that takes time and a conscious effort on your part!

So what ways can you develop skills that will help you become a better leader? First, you must be able to communicate to your subordinates. You want to inspire them to work for you, and work hard for you. Leading by example is the easiest way to do this, as if your coworkers see you working long hours, and giving 100% effort every day, they will be inspired to keep up with you and will respect your decision making.

A good leader is opened to learning skills from others, and is willing to admit when they are at fault. Learning skills from your coworkers is a great way to show them that you are appreciative of what they bring to the table. Looking for ways to develop skills from your coworkers also makes you more aware of the strengths that your coworkers have, and how you can utilize their strengths better in everyday operations.

By admitting your mistakes, you will become more transparent to your coworkers. It will show them that you are honest and that you are open to learning skills that will improve your skills and lessen your mistakes.

There are many ways to learn how to become a better leader, but they all include time and effort. You must also be take the spotlight off of yourself, and place it on your coworkers. Everybody likes to be told “good job” and something as simple as addressing a coworker when they accomplished a milestone, or went above and beyond will make them more inclined to work hard for the company, and more importantly, for you, their boss.

In order to be the most effective as a leader, you must not allow yourself to act with superiority towards your coworkers. Putting them down or making them feel inferior will negatively affect their work ethic, and in the long-term, will decrease their quality of output.

A good leader is one who inspires and admires, and one who not only will lead, but will follow.