Are You Really Connecting with Your People? Ask Yourself These 8 Questions

You can’t be a leader without people who are willing to follow you.

But people won’t follow you if they don’t feel a connection.

One of the most important roles of leaders is to be coaches and motivate, inspire, and engage with their people. You have to believe your job is to help others reach their full potential and become more successful than you.

That starts by knowing your people and connecting with them. You can’t help someone succeed if you don’t know anything about them. Great leaders and coaches know their employees as individuals, not just workers.

Here are eight questions to ask yourself if you really connect with your people:

1. What excites them most?
2. What stresses them out or drains them the most?
3. What are they most passionate about?
4. What are their strengths and weaknesses?
5. What are their hobbies or interests outside of work?
6. Do they have a family? If so, do you know anything about them?
7. What are their professional and personal goals?
8. What do they think of you as a leader?

Your success as a leader starts with how well you know and understand your employees and what makes them tick. When you take time to connect with employees, you can create more effective teams and help your employees meet their goals and find success.

Use these questions as a guidepost for your relationships with your employees. Be honest with yourself—if you don’t currently connect with your employees, these questions are a great way to start.

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