How Great Leaders Build Trust and Increase Engagement

cause or effectAre you at Cause or Effect?

One of the most common issues faced by people in their lives and leadership is: life happening. John Lennon’s famously said

“Life happens whilst you’re making other plans.”

Some of you are going to like this, others won’t like this one little bit. Essentially, you have a choice. A very simple choice. You can choose to create their future, or you can accept the one that you get.

Moving from effect to cause

“But…” I hear you about to interrupt… there are no ‘buts’. Sorry about that. Yes, it is true that other people, the world, the circumstances around them may well prevent them from achieving their goal. So what are you going to do about it?

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How to Let Go and Gain Control

Let go to gain control headerWhat helps distinguish leaders and managers is about control and, quite literally, how “hands-on” you are.

If you have ever learned to play the game of golf, the chances are that you grip the club tightly.

After all

this is basically holding onto a stick that you will swing through the air and hit a ball. Allowing the club to “follow-through’ – if you don’t hold on tight, the club might just go as far as the ball.

I appreciate that you may have never played golf, but you can liken this also

  • to the tight grip of the reins of a horse
  • to controlling your dog on a very short leash
  • to holding on tight to your child’s hand

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