Anything we’re trying to make happen as a leader involves other people,
and the fact is, most people don’t have to follow us. They don’t have to
believe in our great ideas, buy our great products, or do what we want
them to do. Even when we have authority--as parents of teenagers will
tell you--our power doesn’t go very far without others believing that
what we want them to do is in their best interests. The pull of
connecting to others and their interests is far more powerful than the
push of control, especially when we find the intersection between their
interests and our goals. How do we know what’s truly in someone else’s
interests? CLICK HERE to read the full article.
From FastCompany.com. Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from The Zen Leader © 2012 Ginny Whitelaw.
Published by Career Press, Pompton Plains, NJ. 800-227-3371. All rights reserved.
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