COLLABORATIVE LEADERS

1. Focus on the Environment:

• Create a participatory environment where people feel engaged and challenged.
• Decentralize power and organize a network to have a systemic vision involving the whole business.
• Manage the system, not the people.

2. Know Your Colleagues:

• Give full attention to people as the foundation for collaboration.
• Know people deeply and show interest in getting to know each other.
• Create a psychologically safe environment by breaking silos and working cross-functionally, even across teams.
• Focus on your influence rather than your power.

3. Actively Listen:

• Prioritize communication, which must be a two-way road.
• Use feedback in all directions in a constant learning approach.

4. Walk the Talk:

• Align speech with action.
• Ensure what is said is seen in practice.
• Be authentic as a leader.

5. Empathy:

• See people not just as another number, but as complete human beings with values and history.
• Ensure no one is left out within the group.
• Empathy is crucial in a collaborative environment.

6. Focus on Results:

• Have a strong focus on results.
• Foster a true culture of problem-solving without wasting energy looking for someone to blame for mistakes.