According to a recent study, 49% of respondents have quit a job because of a bad boss. To keep your employees happy, it’s more important than ever to be the best leader you can be.
In this salon, we discussed
What makes someone a true leader?
Leadership is earned, not bestowed. Leaders have high EQ and can empathize with people.
Great leaders are remembered for how they make people feel, not always in what they say.
Defined characteristics: being empathetic, transparent, setting boundaries and creating a welcoming environment that helps people be connected.
How you can lead, even if you’re not the boss.
Work with people, rather than telling them "do this." That way, you can learn together.
Inspire people to follow you. Without that, you won't get anything done.
Let the people around you know that you care about them and their success.
Remember: it's all about the bigger picture!
How to identify “bossy” tendencies, and how to replace them with “leader” traits.
It's all in the delivery: your attitude, your body language, your tone, etc.
Bad bosses never admit something is their fault. They always assign blame.
You can own your bossiness! Being bossy isn't *always* a bad thing.
Champion Guest Moderators:
Tara Swanson is the Americas Head of Analytics at Bloomberg. In her current role, Tara is responsible for the overall quality of 24/7 customer service provided to Bloomberg’s clients and for managing multiple stakeholders across enterprise sales and product teams. She manages the development and career progression of a team of 375+ managers, team leaders, and representatives within her department and partners with the recruiting team to ensure that future talent has the required skills to excel in the enterprise sales organization. She has served as co-coordinator of the on-boarding efforts in Sales, helping to mentor, develop, train and place team members from Analytics into Sales, as well as the Global Co-Lead of the Bloomberg Women’s Community, which focuses on recruiting female talent, developing women leaders, and driving business impact.
Emily Perrucci is Bloomberg’s head of Core Sales for the Americas region. She leads a team of 400+ sales and account management professionals and workflow specialists in delivering financial data, news, and analytics through the Bloomberg Terminal to clients across North and South America. After holding various leadership roles covering broker dealers and Canadian clients, she became an Enterprise Relationship Manager in 2015, developing and executing sales strategies for one of Bloomberg's largest clients. She and her team make it their mission to understand their customers’ enterprise-wide needs and provide them with holistic solutions to expand and advance their businesses. Outside of work, Emily is a long-time supporter of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization and a proud mom to two young girls.