Energy Zapper or Sapper

Are you plugged in?  Is your energy operating on high?  Or are you missing part of the connection?

How your leader responds to this is important.  You want to have high energy and perform and optimum levels because you love your job and what it does for people.  Sadly your leader is an energy sapper - sucks away the energy as opposed to an energy zapper - giving you energy to move forward, be creative and innovative with your solutions and project development.

What to do?  Let them know.  Try to identify for them what they are doing to sap the energy from you.  Let them know what inspires you and gives you energy to perform at your peak.  Leaders are human and can need a hand understanding what works best for you - let them know.  They will thank you in the end!

How Not to Inspire Others

1. Take their ideas for your own, do not give credit
2. Check up on schedule and agenda daily or more frequently
3. Miss including someone in a key conversation and then ask for their feedback
4. Make sure that permission is asked for every step along the way through a project
5. Fail to plan for succession
6. Tell people they are on the high-potential list and fail to provide them with anything to develop their potential any further
7. Never recognize performance
8. Contradict everything
9. Be ambiguous describing required results or potential consequences
10. Squelch creativity and risk-taking

If you do any of these, or think you do, it's time to connect with a Professional Success Coach to develop your leadership skills.  Connect with Coach Lora Crestan for more details and a complimentary coaching session. Click here.