ACTIONS AND REACTIONS

Leadership behaviors that can be used to enhance employee skills, motivation, and cooperation include supporting, recognizing, developing, consulting, empowering, and team building. These relations-oriented behaviors are relevant for all leaders, but it is necessary to use them in ways that are appropriate for the leadership situation.

Supporting includes a variety of leadership behaviors that show consideration, acceptance, respect, and concern for the needs and feelings of others. Examples of supporting include listening carefully when someone is upset or has a problem, giving encouragement when a person has a difficult or stressful task or responsibility, being patient and helpful when giving complicated explanations ...

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