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ARE YOU HOLDING BACK YOUR TEAM?

Anneme Coetzee, CEO, and how they can be addressed be a way to ensure that team hinder the development of and training on emotional
NLP Master Trainer effectively. Here are some members feel valued a robust, collaborative team intelligence to better manage
examples: and heard, although it can culture. anxiety and stress.
ecognising 1. Seeking validation and sometimes go too far. ■ Practice mindfulness and
and approval 5. Ensuring thoroughness and WHAT’S NEXT? self-reflection to understand
R addressing ■ Purpose: To ensure that avoiding mistakes While the purposes of and regulate your emotional
dependency in decisions are sound and to ■ Purpose: To ensure that dependency may stem from responses.
your leadership gain approval from superiors decisions are well-thought- understandable motivations, it’s
style is the first and peers. out and to avoid mistakes crucial for leaders to develop a 5. Foster open communication
and trust

step towards by gathering diverse balance between seeking support
transformation. ■ Insight: Some leaders may and maintaining autonomy. Here ■ Cultivate open and
seek validation to feel secure perspectives. are some strategies to help you transparent communication
Picture this: in their decisions and to ■ Insight: Leaders may believe become a more confident and with your team to build trust
You’re in a avoid the fear of failure or that involving others effective leader: and collaboration.
leadership role, striving to inspire criticism. extensively will lead to more ■ Involve team members in
and drive your team towards 2. Reducing anxiety and thorough and accurate 1. Develop self-confidence
success. Yet, something feels off. uncertainty decision-making. ■ Engage in leadership training decision-making processes
Decisions take too long, team 6. Avoiding responsibility programs focused on in a way that empowers
morale seems low, and innovation ■ Purpose: To manage anxiety and blame building self-confidence and them rather than fosters
is stifled. and uncertainty by relying decision-making skills. dependency.
on others for guidance and ■ Purpose: To avoid sole
You might find yourself support. responsibility and potential ■ Reflect on past successes and By recognising the underlying
frequently second-guessing ■ Insight: Dependency can blame for decisions that may learn from mistakes to build purposes of dependency and
decisions, seeking approval from provide a sense of security lead to negative outcomes. a more resilient sense of self- implementing strategies to
superiors, or relying heavily on a and reduce the stress ■ Insight: By involving efficacy. address it, you can transform
few trusted team members. This associated with making others in the decision- 2. Encourage independent your approach, fostering a more
causes a form of dependency in independent decisions. making process, leaders can decision-making dynamic, empowered, and
the leadership style which often 3. Compensating for share the responsibility and ■ Start delegating effective leadership style. This
manifests as a need for constant mitigate personal risk. responsibilities and trust not only enhances your own
validation and guidance from inexperience or lack of your team to handle them. capabilities but also contributes
confidence
others. These behaviours can These behaviours stem from to a more resilient and motivated
undermine your confidence and ■ Purpose: To compensate for an underlying fear of making ■ Create a supportive team.
affect your team’s dynamics. a lack of experience, mistakes and a lack of confidence environment where Ready to unlock your potential?
knowledge, or confidence in in your leadership abilities. The mistakes are viewed as
WHAT IT IS their leadership abilities. consequences can be far-reaching: learning opportunities. Start your journey towards
exceptional leadership today. Your
The state of relying on or ■ Insight: New or ■ Slow Decision-Making: 3. Build a strong support team – and your success – depend
needing someone or something inexperienced leaders Constantly seeking approval network on it. 
for aid, support, or the like may rely on more seasoned can lead to delays, ■ Seek mentorship from
causes an unconscious need or colleagues to guide them inefficiencies, and missed experienced leaders who
dependency to assure or confirm through complex decisions. opportunities. can provide guidance T: +27 (0)82 887 1600
confidence. The core trait to 4. Creating a sense of inclusion without fostering E: anneme@trueawakenings.co.za
create autonomous leadership is and collaboration ■ Decreased Team Morale: dependency. W: www.trueawakenings.co.za
self-reliance and self-trust. ■ Purpose: To foster a sense Micromanagement and lack ■ Encourage peer support
of trust can demotivate your
While often seen as a negative of inclusion and team, causing frustration while maintaining personal
trait, it serves several underlying collaboration within the and disengagement. accountability for decisions.
purposes. Understanding these team by seeking input and ■ Stifled Innovation: Over- 4. Enhance emotional
purposes can provide insight into feedback. reliance on a few individuals intelligence
why such behaviours develop ■ Insight: Dependency can
can limit fresh ideas and ■ Participate in workshops

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