A leadership truth I’ve learned and was reminded of in 2024 that can be counterintuitive is this:
Your following can and will get behind an idea that isn’t theirs.
However, there’s 1 important caveat.
Their ideas and feedback need to be heard before they will get on board.
The opposite is true.
If you don’t create the space to ensure your team’s ideas are shared and they feel heard.
Human nature shuts down, your influence declines and you will feel noticeable resistance.
The lesson?
Create space for your team’s ideas to be shared and ask for feedback to ensure they feel heard.
Then decide with conviction, and your team will go with you even if it wasn’t their ideal choice.
Just ensure they feel heard!
Onward.
