Your title doesn't make you a leader.
How you choose to communicate with your employees does.

Once had a manager who taught me exactly how NOT to lead.

The catch? They saw leadership as decisions, not dialogue:
→ Mass emails replaced one-on-one conversations
→ Big changes announced in email blasts
→ Only gave feedback during formal annual reviews

Here's what they didn't see happening:
1/ Our team's confidence crumbled daily
→ Every casual hallway conversation became a potential intel-gathering mission
→ People second-guessed their work, wondering what they didn't know
→ Creative energy drained into anxiety about "what's next?"

2/ Their performance quietly suffered
→ Decisions slowed to a crawl—nobody wanted to move without "the full picture"
→ Innovation stopped—why build something that might not align with hidden plans?
→ Collaboration fractured as information inequality grew

3/The final blow? Trust vanished
→ Top performers started playing it safe instead of taking smart risks
→ The "open door policy" became a joke—nobody believed it
→ Exit interviews all said the same thing: "I never knew where I stood"

Here's the truth about leadership:
When you don't create communication channels, you create anxiety channels.

The best leaders know: It's not about more communication.
It's about human communication.

✓ Quick morning huddles over lengthy emails
✓ Walking the floor instead of waiting for reports
✓ Real conversations instead of formal presentations

Your team would rather hear imperfect news directly from you than piece it together through gossip.

What's your most effective communication channel with your team?