Developing your own skills as a leader
As a leader, you often don't benefit from the same level as support as your team do. For that reason, you need to be a little more self-sufficient about developing your own skills. Here are some ideas to help you do that... There are 2 topics in this article: Asking for feedback Proactively developing new skills How to ask for feedback Most people would agree, that when it’s delivered well and fairly, feedback is incredibly helpful. Our definition of feedback at Navanter is: Shining a light on something, positive or negative, that the other person isn’t aware of, and the impact their actions is having on their work. If you take this definition, then you should always want feedback, because it stops you doing things which make you look bad, and it gets you the appreciation and recognition you deserve when you do something well. Feedback is also just one person’s view on something, and not necessarily a balanced assessment of your performance. To ask for feedback (and use it), you sh...