10 Roles Every Leader Must Fill

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Most leaders aren’t ready

when they step into a
leadership role, so if you are
feeling out of sorts, don’t worry
just yet. Everything takes time.
Instead of worrying that you
will never get up to speed,
focus your energy on
improving.
Here are the 1o roles every

leader must fill (even the new ones) that are most important to the success of the team
and organization as a whole.
1. Coach. As a leader you have a responsibility and need to develop others to

succeed in their roles and prepare for future roles.
2. Facilitator. You need to make things easier for others. While we might think of
this most often in a meeting or group situation, there are many times when you
will serve as facilitator to help processes flow better and boost productivity.
3. Strategist. This role isn’t just for the highest-level leaders in an organization. All
leaders must think strategically, keep the big picture in mind, and plot what
directions and approaches the team should use to reach the desired results.
4. Visionary. Related to strategy, leaders must have a picture of where they are
heading and why that destination matters to the organization, their team and
themselves.
5. Change agent. With strategy and vision comes the ever-present need for
change. As a leader, you must guide and champion the changes that
you envision and the ones that have been entrusted to you from up the ladder.
6. Decision-maker. You want others to engage and o!er their feedback. However,
as a leader, you will need to be decisive and make the hard choices. You can’t be
afraid to make a decision, even when you are working with less-than-perfect
information or you must make one that will be unpopular.
7. Influencer. Call it mediation or negation or even arbitration, but this role is really
about influence. As a leader, you must constantly be influencing others in a
positive way.
8. Team player. You can’t always take the lead. You need to be a teammate, too,
and that means understanding when to step out of your leadership role and let
others take the lead.
9. Delegator. You can’t do it all. The best leaders delegate both willingly and
strategically to ensure everything is done and to train their employees to take on
bigger roles in the organization.
10. Listener. Leaders often think they need to be doing all the talking, but that is a
mistake. In fact, the best leaders talk less, and ask, listen, and observe
more. Make sure you really listen to the people you lead.
Now ask yourself:
Which roles am I most confident filling?

Which roles do I need to fill more often or more comfortably?
What steps will I take to become stronger at filling those roles?
Your next step: Seek out opportunities to grow in areas where you currently feel less-
than-confident, whether that is attending training or finding on-the-job learn
opportunities. Remember, you can’t grow if you don’t work at it!
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t says
MARCH 5, 2020 AT 12:10 PM
I think all of these stu! are important but need to go ore into detail so a teen and an
adult could understand
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Feroza says
MARCH 30, 2020 AT 7:53 PM
Please help me out i have a team thats tryin to manipulate my position being a
team leader…i do my best cos im a ppls person….but i have 2 ppl…dat tryin so hard to
bring me down…pls help
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Carmen says
MAY 14, 2020 AT 2:24 AM
This has really helped me. I’m for an interview for the ATM in the company I work
for. There is a lot of things I have read that will help me
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Olivia says
MARCH 30, 2021 AT 11:09 AM
Kevin, I just came across Bud to Boss today while doing research for a new
manager training program project at work, and I loved this article. Leadership has
always interested me, even before I knew I’d need the skill someday! The idea of
leading and helping your team has always clicked for me, and I’d like to think I’m a
bit of a natural. After reading these roles as you outlined them, I feel better than
ever about it, too. I think the role of “coach” is my favorite. I enjoy helping my team
succeed in their current roles while preparing them to move up in the company. It
creates a strong bond that your team members appreciate. The hardest one for me
to fill has always been a delegator. It was tough to accept that I really can’t do it all,
but it was even harder to figure out how and where to delegate tasks that need
doing. It always made me feel bad, almost worse than when I was new at doing
performance evals! Currently, I’m really working on my skills as a change agent and
visionary. It’s hard to have the confidence to fill these big shoes, but if you do it
right, your team and organization will be so grateful. Thanks for the opportunity to
pause and read about something I love. Keep the content coming!
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10 Roles Every Leader Must Fill

Most leaders aren’t ready

Here are the 1o roles every

1. Coach. As a leader you have a responsibility and need to develop others to

Now ask yourself:

Which roles am I most confident filling?

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