The 5 Leadership Habits Quietly Killing Your Team’s Momentum
Momentum is rarely lost overnight. It is chipped away by the small habits leaders do not even notice.
Gallup reports that only 13 percent of employees strongly agree their leadership communicates effectively. That means most leaders are unintentionally creating confusion instead of clarity.
Here are five momentum killers I see most often
Holding Back Communication — Silence breeds assumptions, and assumptions kill trust.
Avoiding Hard Conversations — Delayed feedback lets small issues grow into big ones.
Micromanaging Instead of Empowering — Autonomy increases productivity by up to 31 percent according to Forbes.
Forgetting to Recognize Wins — Employees who feel valued are 4.6 times more likely to be engaged according to OC Tanner Institute.
Prioritizing Tasks Over Culture — Culture is not a soft skill. It is the foundation of performance.
The fix starts with awareness. Audit your own habits. Ask your team what is helping and what is hurting. Small shifts in how you lead can create massive gains in trust, speed, and results.
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