It’s a fact - an employee’s supervisor has the greatest impact on his or her performance, and this can determine the individual’s motivation level and contribution to the company.

Today’s leaders have to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment. Those who can effectively demonstrate strong people skills will succeed. Effective leaders can no longer rely on their own expertise however. They must be able to meet goals by collaborating with others to develop solutions with flexibility and energy.

Diane Brown recommended five strategies critical in effective leadership in Talent Management:

Share a unified vision and purpose. Sharing a clear and compelling vision helps the team understand the purpose of your business. It helps the team see what differentiates your business in the eyes of your customers.

Strategic goal alignment and prioritization. Organizations underperform due to internal competition as much as or more than external competition. Giving your team knowledge about the goals and rewards that come from meeting goals fosters alignment and collaboration.

Learn motivators, and use them to help your team. First, acknowledging that people do things for their reasons and not ours is critical to identifying what matters most to those you lead.

Provide tools for success. The first step in equipping people for success is ensuring you “get the right person in the right seat of the bus.” Match required job attributes to a job candidate’s natural strengths.

Determine realistic and measurable outcomes for a collaborative climate. Effective and memorable leaders demonstrate a keen ability to create challenging and exciting goals that are also realistic and achievable.

Great leadership is a progressive journey. Start by picking one tip from the above list and concentrate on developing that strategy – which one will you chose to start the journey?