Clear Leadership and Expectations

Workplace Factor 3

Navigating daily tasks at work is easier when leaders provide effective direction and support. Clear leadership and expectations occur when employees understand what they need to do, see how their work contributes to success, receive individualized attention from their manager and have confidence in their leaders.

Here are resources related to clear leadership and expectations.

On the Agenda: Putting Clear Leadership and Expectations on the Agenda

On the Agenda offers a series of free workshop and facilitator tools that support all 13 workplace factors. Putting Clear Leadership and Expectations on the Agenda focuses on factor 3.

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Importance of Clear Leadership

This webpage provides a comprehensive overview of what a clear leadership entails, why it’s important and how to improve it. It also discusses how you can put this principle into action.

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Approaches for People Leaders

Developed for people leaders who want to lead with psychological safety in mind, this webpage provides guidelines and resources related to employee concerns, leadership skills and team building. It also offers additional workshop materials.

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Mentoring and Essential Skills

This tool offers support for employers who want to help employees develop essential skills in the workplace through mentoring. It provides guidance on setting up a mentoring system and developing and maintaining successful mentoring relationships.

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