#HRmust-know: Five Tips To Foster Societal Leadership

1. Utilize diverse forms of communication

A qualified social leader does not rely on a single medium of communication but instead informs everyone through a variety of channels, including both verbal and nonverbal forms to communicate. It might be challenging to be responsive to non-verbal signals in today’s digital world when the majority of communication takes place through digital means. Thus, in order to successfully communicate in face-to-face encounters, you must often self-evaluate your communication skills to see how well you deliver your points to the intended audience. Also, you don’t have to be a paragon of reading people, but you do have to effectively communicate with others to achieve the mutually desired results.

2. Keep close contact

It is not necessary to notice people’s pieces of private information to form a bond with them. Meanwhile, it is necessary to actively engage with employees, colleagues, business partners, and clients — even through digital interactions — to grasp their thoughts, feelings and responses. To avoid generating a feeling of “repressing” among the employees, it is not advisable to assign tasks by email around the clock; instead, casually check in with them on social media platforms and interact in-person to know their wellbeing and workload. By getting in frequent touch with employees will partially provide leaders with valuable insights to foster work-life relations and operations. 

3. Present the objectives and principles in an honest and straightforward manner

People might join a company for various reasons, but not all of them stay after a while, also for a variety of reasons. Thus, it is essential to consider the determinants to keep them working at a certain company. Two of the main reasons to reinforce people’s commitment are senses of shared values and vision. As societal leaders who conduct the re-affirmation of the business’ values and objectives on a regular basis, they are capable of reducing a great deal of sudden talent loss. 

4. Advance the proximity among social communities

Social networking is now considered essential in the workplace, as a matter of course. In this social context, businesses that do not adapt to the virtual working mode may either directly or indirectly impact business reputation and outcomes. Paternalistic or top-down managers, on the other hand, may find it difficult to become proficient in these qualities. Thus, on behalf of the business, it is remarkably preeminent to utilize the power of tweets, blogs and virtual communities in the course of developing societal leadership. 

5. Display the authenticity 

In the nature of successful societal leaders, there is integrity and rectitude. Sincerity could differentiate a genuine leader from a regular task manager. If one is not genuine, he/she is going to have a bad influence on the culture of teams and the organization as a whole which might cause the organization to pay a significant price in the long term. 

Societal leadership ensures us create more purposeful enterprises that benefit individuals in a complex environment. Talentnet, Vietnam’s leading human resources adviser, can help you and your company build successful societal leadership plans via advice on the rewards-related strategies for talent and leader’s motivation. Contact us to learn more about our services and how we can foster your societal leadership.