Posts Tagged ‘Holly Landau’

I thought I had it all figured out. When I launched my business a few years ago, I thought I would use my LinkedIn profile to interact with all my business contacts and use my Facebook profile “just for friends and family members.” Later, I added a Twitter account, declaring that it was also “only for business use.”

I dutifully joined lots of business-related groups on LinkedIn, shared articles and opinions, answered/conducted polls, and networked with business leaders from all over the world. My absolute favorite aspect of LinkedIn is the testimonials; and I’m so fortunate to have quite a few of them from clients and former/current colleagues on my profile. These testimonials have helped me land some new business and build trust and credibility with potential clients. On Twitter, I shared valuable information about the topic of leadership, offering tips for business leaders about how to tap into their leadership strengths.

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Ironically, one of the critical aspects of leadership is developing the leadership abilities of others. Some leaders see employee feedback as either praise or criticism and never utilize one of the most powerful ways to develop others – developmental feedback. Many business leaders are reluctant to give feedback and might avoid direct conversations because they don’t know exactly what to say and/or how to say it without sounding confrontational or negative.

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