These leadership actions can damage your reputation:
Make a decision that colleagues don’t agree with
- Make a decision that colleagues don’t agree with
- Provide dissenting perspectives
- Be optimistic in the face of dire circumstances
These leadership actions will earn the respect of colleagues:
- Make a decision that colleagues don’t agree with—after you’ve involved them in the decision-making process
- Provide dissenting perspectives—with humility and by asking co-discover questions
- Be optimistic in the face of dire circumstances—while providing evidence on why you continue to believe
Respect isn’t gained through popular actions.
Respect comes from doing what’s necessary in a manner that honors what your colleagues value.
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