Do you know what the pros and cons of young, new leaders are? Sometimes their weaknesses are the work ethic and a sense of entitlement to everything. Their presentation skills may not be the best and perhaps they have difficulties communicating face-to-face with older colleagues. Possibly they lack the necessary skills for decision-making. All these are reasons why you need to provide them with appropriate mentoring and learning sessions.
You should give them more opportunities to develop and improve the skills they may currently lack. By doing so, according to the leadingeffectively.com website, you can better highlight their positive characteristics, which can sometimes be quite impressive. The Center for Creative Leadership gathered a series of insights from its clients.
What are the most impressive traits of today's young leaders?
New managers and leaders have some outstanding characteristics.
1. Technological skills. They are tech savvy and know how to handle modern devices and software.
2. They are fresh and full of new ideas. Their creativity can bring considerable value to the firm.
3. They are not afraid to try new things or enter a new environment. They are adaptive and handle new things easily.
4. Tolerance. Only rarely is someone young embittered or hateful. They usually get along well with their colleagues.
On the other hand, they also have some shortcomings:
1. They tend somehow to have a weaker work ethic.
2. They prefer digital means of communication, in which they are proficient, but sometimes lack the ability to communicate appropriately face-to-face.
3. They don’t always have the decision-making skills necessary in their positions.
Last but not least, and this is not entirely their fault, their employers or managers offer them insufficient learning opportunities. Therefore it is important to provide them with enough positive role models, appropriate training and quality mentors.
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