If you’re someone who frequently finds themselves in a leadership position, be it at your place of business or with the other people who live with you in your assisted living facility, just being in a leadership position doesn’t necessarily make you a good leader. So if you recognize a gap in the leader that you want to be and the leader that you are, you’ll be glad to know that there are lots of ways that you can work to become a better leader, regardless of where you might be starting.

To help you see how this can be done, here are three simple ways to become a better leader. 

Think About Your “How” And “Why”

Before you start putting any new ideas into practice with your leadership abilities, you should first look inwardly into your ideas surrounding leadership. 

To determine what kind of leader you are and where you might be able to make some improvements, you should think about both how you lead and why you lead. You might find that you lead people by influencing them and getting them behind the same idea. Or, you could be the kind of leader who thinks of great solutions for your group or has the strongest relationships with people.

Once you know what kind of leader you naturally are, you can then think about why you lead like that and what changes you might need to make to boost your leadership abilities. 

Share Your Appreciation

A good leader only has the position of being a leader when the people that they are leading respect and follow them. Because of this, you can quickly become a much better leader by recognizing where your power comes from.

People want to follow leaders who they know care about them individually. To show your care for people who follow you, try to make it a habit to express your appreciation more often and more openly. By sharing your gratitude for the people who follow you, you’ll gain even more influence over these people and will be able to develop stronger ties, too. 

Help People Help Themselves

Something that all great leaders do is get the best out of their followers. To do this, you have to learn how to help people help themselves. 

In many leadership situations, including in the workplace, helping people learn how to help themselves can be done by giving your team members autonomy to do things the way they think they will best be done. Then, if things don’t turn out the way each side wanted them to, you can work together to get things back on track. 

If you’re interested in becoming a better leader for the group that you’re the head of, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you see how you can best accomplish this.