Being Approachable, Managing Failure, and Avoiding Team Burnout [Office Hours #006]

Your questions. Answered.

👋 Welcome to a 🔒 subscriber-only edition 🔒 of our Office Hours newsletter. Every Tuesday, we tackle reader questions about covering the most demanding challenges of management and leadership. (We share our best free content on LinkedIn).

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In this week's edition, we answer:

1. How do you maintain a balance between being approachable as a leader and ensuring people still respect your authority?

2. How do you lead a team through a major failure without letting morale collapse?

3. How do you motivate a team when resources are limited, and everyone feels overworked?

Let’s get started…

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Question 1:

Olivia from Melbourne
How do you maintain a balance between being approachable as a leader and ensuring people still respect your authority?

Response:
Dear Olivia,

Balancing approachability with authority is a fine line that many leaders navigate, and doing it well can significantly enhance your effectiveness. It’s about fostering trust and openness while maintaining the respect needed to lead decisively. Striking this balance requires consistency, emotional intelligence, and clarity in how you communicate and act.