{"id":261,"date":"2018-03-07T23:09:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielvlopes238992071.wordpress.com\/2018\/03\/07\/our-10-most-popular-leadership-tips\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T22:17:52","slug":"our-10-most-popular-leadership-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canopy.is\/blog\/2018\/03\/07\/our-10-most-popular-leadership-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 10 most popular leadership tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compiled from 4 + years\u2019 worth of data, advice, and\u00a0insights<\/h4>\n
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Over the past four years, I\u2019ve written a fair share about how to be a good leader: I\u2019ve offered leadership tips in our blog<\/a>, pulling personal examples of what I\u2019ve faced and learned. I\u2019ve compiled leadership advice from our online community what\u2019s been working (and not working) for them. And, in our platform<\/a>, where I share best practices\u00a0based on 4+ years of data and insights on how to avoid becoming a bad boss.<\/p>\n

But what\u2019s been most popular<\/em>? Here are our 10 most sought-after leadership tips, compiled from years\u2019 worth of data, advice, and insights\u2026<\/p>\n

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  1. Uncover your blind spots<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> Leaders are often the last people to know what\u2019s going on. Knowing that you have blind spots\u200a\u2014\u200aand how to see past them\u200a\u2014\u200ais an important step in uncovering employee disengagement.<\/li>\n
  2. Know when you\u2019re slipping into the territory of becoming a bad leader.<\/strong> No one sets out to be a bad boss, yet somehow it happens. Here are 12 signs<\/a> you\u2019re becoming a bad manager.<\/li>\n
  3. Stop feeding shit sandwiches<\/strong><\/a> and do this instead.<\/strong> This is the most deceptively difficult thing for any manager to do. We offer four techniques<\/a> to master the art of delivering difficult feedback.<\/li>\n
  4. Know how to ask for feedback and have effective one-on-ones with employees.<\/strong> Can you handle the truth? No really, can you? If you can\u2019t, here are six ways<\/a> to get honest feedback from employees during your one-on-ones.<\/li>\n
  5. Take charge of these <\/strong>10 things<\/strong><\/a>. What does being a good leader actually mean? Hint: It starts with knowing the purpose of your role.<\/li>\n
  6. Build a strong team and a healthy corporate culture with icebreakers.<\/strong> Read our most popular icebreaker questions<\/a>, which are backed by four years\u2019 worth of data.<\/li>\n
  7. Ask the right questions.<\/strong> Good feedback starts with good questions. When seeking feedback, ask every employee these four questions<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  8. Argue! <\/strong>It can feel draining and counterproductive, but here\u2019s why you should argue with your employees and embrace internal conflict<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Avoid these <\/strong>qualities of a bad leader<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> Every CEO, founder, owner and manager must be aware of the power dynamic in every situation involving employees.<\/li>\n
  10. Ask these five questions.<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s great working here,\u201d say all of your employees. But is it really? Here are five questions to ask<\/a> to honestly and effectively gauge the health of your company culture.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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