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Are you one of those people that learns best by doing?  Do you get asked to teach others how to do something and perhaps don’t even realize that what you’re doing is your very own method?  Put some thoughts down on paper.  Put some time into formulating your method, then teach others.

Research Yourself

Don’t think that just because you know how to do something, you can teach someone else how to do it.  This can either be a good thing or a very bad thing.  If you’ve made yourself indispensable, that is good.  You will always be needed in your organization, and can count on people coming to you with issues.  It turns into a bad thing when you are the only one that knows how to, say, edit your small business website.  Sales are booming, you’ve got tons of new clients, and all the sudden, you’re being requested by the rest of the company for updates on the site, video content, and maybe even an entirely new site altogether to help launch a new line of product.

Now you’re swamped and buried under your work, not enjoying it as much as you used to.  You’re a salary employee, so you’re not getting paid for the extra work you’re putting in, and you’ve already missed two deadlines on projects because of the extra workload.  Having a team mate wouldn’t be such a bad idea now, would it?

Train and Equip

You have the knowledge, experience, and skills needed for your job.  Your colleagues recognize this, so don’t feel like you’ve got competition.  If you’re wanting to move up in the company, your leaders want to see that you are able to lead people yourself.  This means teaching, training, and equipping others to do what you do.  Why?  So that you can move on to something bigger and better.  That is why you’d show your secrets to the new guy (or girl) and teach them how to be the best they can be in their position.  Help them avoid the mistakes you made along the way, and you’ll gain a trusted counterpart down the road.

One thing in leadership that many bad leaders do on a consistent basis is remind their subordinates of their position.  This doesn’t foster an environment of creativity, passion, and teamwork; it kills all that.  To be a good leader, work alongside your team and show them that you are right there, every step of the way.  By doing this, they will want to work with you, and will go out of their way to help you.  This becomes invaluable when you are in a pinch rolling out that new website for the product launch.  You will be able to count on your team to get it done, and you’ll be able to celebrate the win after a successful completion.

Empower Everyone

Let people run with ideas.  Encourage creative and critical thinking.  Instill the principle of progress in everyone.  If you are able to create a culture of creativity, you will extend the productivity of your organization and really start getting things done.

To enable your colleagues, subordinates, and everyone around you frees up a lot of stress.  The misconceptions that once existed in your workplace will disappear and you will soon begin experiencing more happiness, encouragement, and positive feedback from everyone, and that’s just within your organization!  Your customers, clients, and fans will reciprocate the positivity through word-of-mouth, social media, and possibly even reviews on their blogs and shows.