Building leadership confidence in yourself and others

Learning how to become a better leader is not about knowing everything, it can also be about understanding how to bring out the best in yourself. When you invest in yourself – your team will naturally benefit.

Here are 6 tips to becoming a better leader:

1. Back yourself, be courageous and take opportunities – every experience is an opportunity to learn something new, so take every chance to add to your leadership toolkit.
2. Find balance – in a fast-paced world it is easy to get caught up and forget what is important. Take a breath, take care of yourself, and remember what your “why” is.
3. Grow into leadership – leaders are best developed when nurtured well, so learn from those around you and lean on mentors for guidance.
4. Work with your strengths – leaders do not need to know everything. They need to know how to inspire, gather information, mobilise people, skills, and talents to get the right outcome.
5. Value your networks – you never know when you will need them. Good leaders inspire their people to succeed. Surround yourself with people who share similar values and who have your back.
6. Enjoy what you do!

Use the Queensland Government’s leadership competencies for Queensland to help identify and develop the skills and behaviours you need to be a leader.

Find out about career development opportunities in the Queensland public sector.

Article adapted from and an Executives in conversation event with Bernadette Ditchfield, Deputy-Director General, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

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Last updated:

30 June 2022