The importance of communication in leadership – Part 2
There are four steps that leaders take in successful communication of expectations:
Write them out – Clearly define your expectations
Hand them out – Overtly explain your expectations
Point them out – Verbally reinforce your expectations
Live them out – Openly demonstrate your expectations
In part one of the importance of communication in leadership, we talked about the first three steps – how to broadcast your expectations. Now let’s examine the top step, the one where the best leaders spend most of their time – how to demonstrate your expectations.