Empower Your Team and Become A Powerful Leader Template

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EMPOWER YOUR TEAM AND BECOME A POWERFUL LEADER Whether as a parent, manager, employee or instructor, most of us are going to experience leadership at some point in our lives. However, leadership doesn't come naturally to many of us. We don't know how to get people to "do as they're told," we don't feel worthy of being put in charge, and we're not sure how to deal with a crisis when things go wrong. The thought of taking charge of a group of people is terrifying. Luckily, there's a powerful way of thinking that can help you to be more effective in getting the very best out of your team members. Let's look closer... How Not to Approach Leadership The mistake many leaders make is to believe that they need to "command" or "shape" their team members. Whether consciously or otherwise, they think of their team as some kind of dough that needs to be molded, which can cause a lot of resistance. This mindset tends to lead to other mistakes as well. We might approach leadership by thinking of ways to motivate our team - either with a carrot or stick (reward or punishment). This instantly creates tension. What is your natural reaction when told to do something? Very often, we feel a compelling urge to do the opposite thing. But rewards can't be all that bad, right? Wrong. Consider these disadvantages of when we work only for a reward: It essentially removes the focus from the work itself. Work is now a means to an end - and the end is the reward, which means we'll be focused on finishing that work as quickly as possible and not necessarily to the best of our abilities. Research has shown that a reward can stifle creativity.