Leaders are most helpful to their teams when they don't claim to have all the answers, writes Jennifer V. Miller. "That's right, when you are curious about your surroundings, you demonstrate to those you lead how important continual learning is," she writes.

Bold ideas are often picked apart until there's nothing unique left, unless leaders adopt a curious mindset that gives every proposal a chance, writes Jennifer V. Miller. "Even if the idea doesn't come to fruition, your team will see that you support their innovations and are willing to give them the needed incubation time for an idea's promise to show itself," she writes.

Employees will doubt the sincerity of praise if it's delivered in the same breath as corrective feedback, writes Jennifer V. Miller. "Before you chat with team members, give thought to the types of information you're about to impart to ensure your message is on point," she writes.