Push and demand require continuous policing from the leader and may bring results in the short term but it is not an effective long-term strategy. On the other hand, Influencing the team can be slow in the beginning but delivers superior results in the long run!
Influence will include:
– Involving your team in setting goals
– Discussing the road map
– Providing mentoring, coaching, guidance
– Catching people doing things right
– Encouraging collaboration and teamwork
– Being proactive
– Creating accountability and a healthy feedback mechanism
When being influential you slow down to speed up!