Really good writers create characters not through words, but through space. They define the edges, and allow you to fill in the detail.
Our leadership can be like this: to hold the edges and to create space.
If we allow people to inhabit that space, we lose a certain control over the specific details, but gain a broader strength.
Use your sixty seconds today to consider how you lead: do you start with task or silence, direction or reflection, collaboration or direct action?
At different times we need different styles, but there is a balance: if we are too directive, we tip into ownership, and hence a static or fragile power.
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