How do you lead people?

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.  Peo­ple are even harder to con­vince.  So don’t try to.  Be con­sis­tent.  Be clear.  Set expec­ta­tions and bound­aries, and then enact them your­self.  Demon­strate suc­cess through your actions and peo­ple will emu­late you.  Make sure they know you’ve got their back.  Make sure they’ve got evi­dence.  Prove it to them a few times (it won’t take many times for most peo­ple), and they’ll start to believe in you.  Peo­ple are moti­vated by the things they believe in!  In the posthu­mous words of Elvis Pres­ley, try “A lit­tle less con­ver­sa­tion, a lit­tle more action”.

Related Posts:

2 Responses to “How do you lead people?”

Read below or add a comment...

  1. Nerissa says:

    Some­thing I’ve been try­ing to tell peo­ple lately — when you make a deci­sion, tell them why. Tell them how. Take them on the journey.

  2. James says:

    I agree Ner­issa — Take them on the jour­ney — it’s some­thing you do.

Leave A Comment...

*