Five steps to earn respect as a leader: Observe, Instruct, Correct, Encourage, Empower. Most leaders skip the first step and jump to advice or praise. Watch first, then give factual feedback consistently. That builds real respect.
You'll never earn respect as a leader if you keep making these mistakes. Here are the 5 habits that will fix it. Real coaching follows a sequence: observe, instruct, correct, encourage, empower. Most leaders will skip straight through to number 2 or number 5, and they wonder why nothing ever works. So here's what you're getting wrong. Mistake number 1: you jump straight into advice, praise, or motivation. But respectful leaders observe first. You can't coach what you haven't seen, so stop assuming and just start watching. Mistake number 2: you coach from assumption. Great leaders will coach from what they actually see. If you didn't witness that's it. You don't have the full picture. So coaching without observation rarely will have impact. Mistake number 3: you try to be liked, but that's how you lose respect. Real leaders will say what they see accurately, not harshly, not softly, just factually. People don't respect leaders who avoid the truth. They respect leaders who tell it clearly and consistently. That's how you build real respect and a team that will grow without you.
