Be the same person every day

Here’s a suggestion you never knew you needed:Be the same person every day.You can change and grow over time, but your people need you to lead with a consistent demeanor day-to-day.Don’t be a fun uncle/aunt one day and a strict parent the next.Don’t rally the troops around a great idea only to completely shift gears in a day or two.Don’t be a high five machine on Tuesday and then a scathing critic on Wednesday.Your people need to know what they can expect from you. They need to trust you to be the same person every day.Sure, you’re going to have days where you have to offer more correction than others. Or days when you have to redirect the workload because a plan just isn’t working. But these expressions of leadership should feel like facets of a person your people know well, not like The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.I’m a Yankee fan every day. Some days that’s a lot of fun and on others it’s frustrating. But none of my friends ever wonder if I’m still a Yankee fan today.Your favorite chain restaurant is successful because it’s pretty much the same where you live as it is where I live. Knowing what to expect is part of the desired experience.TRY THIS: Ask for feedback from your people. During your next 1-1’s, let them know you’ve been thinking a lot of the value of consistency and being trustworthy in your execution. Ask if there are times when they aren’t sure what they are going to get from you. Listen and adapt.My free PDF, “The 5 Secrets of Impossibly Effective Teams,” will show you the simple leadership moves that help teams unlock their full potential and deliver outsized results, without burning out. Grab your copy now at geoffwelch.com/secrets