Last updated on March 12th, 2021

Forbes Coaches Council Top coaches offer insights on leadership development & careers.

As a manager, it is your responsibility to provide inclusiveness with your staff. You need to encourage, grow, and offer guidance when needed.

But oftentimes, well-meaning advice can actually work to alienate employees without your realizing it.

Finding ways to work with the diverse group of employees that you have on staff and the wide range of personalities that they possess can make you a more effective manager. It can eliminate that feeling of not belonging to your staff and allow your employees (new or old) to feel more a part of the team.

Dr Chris Allen, a Forbes Coaches Council member, shares her perspective here –

9. Walk The Talk

Managers must “walk their talk.” It is just like mom always said: “Do as I say, not as I do” does not work. If you have expectations of your employees, you must live up to them as well. This includes expectations for meeting deadlines and getting tasks done but also how we speak to others. Your employees won’t trust or respect you if you don’t “walk your talk” all the time

Read the entire article here.