Four Elements of Leadership- Congruence
"A certain harmony should be kept between actions and ideas if we want to fully develop the effects they can produce"- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Recently I
had a boss with whom I was not congruent.
He was incompetent and full of himself.
So we lacked congruence.
As a must
build congruence. Your followers do not
have to agree with every decision you make but they have to be a part of the
process. As the leader you can not
operate in a vacuum and expect people to follow you. to
Congruence
is built by getting buy in from the team that your ideas are the best. In that same light you have to be willing to
let the team improve upon your ideas. You
have to realize that the team might have a lot better ideas than you. You might know what the corporate vision is
and have to find a path that fits both the
vision and the needs of the team.
That is
how you build congruence. Not by being a bull in a China shop. But by being willing to sell your ideas and
being open to being sold to by your team.
Today's
question is:
"How
congruent are you with your team ?"
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