Christy Ferer Offers Leadership Advice

Christy Ferer, Vidicom's CEO, thinks a good way to tap the full potential of each employee is to focus on them as members of teams that tackle critical projects as effectively as possible. The following are steps to optimize team performance:

1.     Grant teams the authority to make important decisions: Teams that are doing important work for their organizations and are allowed to make important decisions are the most effective.  

2.     Encourage employees to ask “what if?”: Your team will have the advantage of being prepared for almost any situation they encounter by

discussing a variety of possible outcomes.

3.     Work to resolve differences: It is important to address each employee’s    

Concerns and work through them as they arise in order to remain a united team working toward a common goal. 

4.     Make sure your managers are following your new team-empowerment playbook: Push your managers to give responsibility to their employees to work out problems and come up with ideas.

5.     Practice building consensus: Employees will learn the importance of making compromises that are good for the company as a result.

http://www.inc.com/peter-economy/5-steps-to-maximize-team-performance.html

Leadership Tips To Implement - Shared By Vidicom

Christy Ferer is a New York City business leader and entrepreneur who loves learning more. CEO of Vidicom, Christy Ferer discovered helpful leadership tips from Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo, that she wanted to pass along.

1.    Don’t try to make friends. Costolo explained how this is easier said than done, but emphasized the importance of avoiding simply telling your employees what they want to hear. She agrees with Costolo that you should be confident and clear when dictating what must be done.

2.    There are many different ways to be a successful leader. Costolo explained that leadership techniques change. He  says, “The reality is, these people are the same people they were 10 years ago, and are going to be 10 years from now when it may not work at all for them.” We think that there are many paths to success.

3.   Be transparent. “The way you build trust with your people is by being forthright and clear with them from day one,” Costolo said. Christy Ferer thinks that as a leader it is important to gain trust from your people by providing transparency in your decisions and critiques.

More details on these leadership tips.

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