The disconnect between leadership and your team – the solution

As you step into a bustling break room, are you immediately struck by the familiar yet disconcerting scene: a group of talented, driven individuals suddenly falling into a hushed silence. Their eyes dart away, conversations end abruptly, and the room – once alive with a buzz – becomes a sea of stiffened postures and lowered voices?

Too frequently, leaders rely on a command-and-control style of leadership. You issue directives and expect immediate compliance, forgetting that your teams are made up of people with their own thoughts, emotions, and motivations.

You don't need to be friends to command respect or for your team to undertake a task.

The solution, we’ve found, lies in a fundamental shift in how leaders communicate. It’s about moving away from a transactional approach and embracing a more human-centered method: storytelling and sharing vulnerabilities. When leaders open up and share their own experiences, challenges, and even failures, it does something remarkable. It humanises you. It bridges the gap between the ‘boss’ and the ‘team’ and fosters a sense of shared experience and mutual understanding.

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