“It is easy to rule through fear, but it takes a rare leader to rule through love.” – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, leader of Dubai.
Do you say the things you do to your employees because you want them to fear not complying, or do you say the things you say to your people because you care about them and their success on your team?
I have worked on myself to be the best communicator to my team that I can be over the years. It wasn’t until recently that I found it to be very joyful to be able to communicate to my team on a level to where I feel they understand the assignment. Low voice tone talk sessions help tremendously well in todays world! It also helps when you get the “noise” out of the background.
Thanks for the shout out for Jack Gandy, He was 5th this year in sales in the Contractor Nation network according to ADL!!!
I run my business from heart led leadership, love and kindness. The world can be a wicked place. Rather than focus there, I use the influence I do have to run my company with these principles. That is not to imply I am soft. I can be and am aggressive when necessary. I just strive to create an environment where that is needed less than I perceived it was when I was younger. And coincidently, I continue to build an outstanding team of dedicated professionals performing work for kind clients who value the same, along with an exceptional experience.
And while I am commenting, thank you for your continued effort and influence!
I emphasize to my maintenance team how much I care about them and how much I want them to succeed at their jobs, I also emphasize to them how much I care about all the production people that are running machines all day and how it is our jobs to take care of them and make sure they have everything they need to succeed at their jobs. I do make it a requirement that everyone one on my team reads Think Daily every morning. When you have a team that believes in this, it makes being a manager much easier.
I’ve never been one to take orders well. If you want me to do something, ask me.. If you bark orders at me, I’ll do the opposite just because… This goes for work life as well as personal life.