You think your people love you? You think you are a great leader? Then answer this…
If you got fired as the owner, boss, CEO, and your team had the choice, would they hire you back? Let’s be honest, being the leader at the top means that you are not always loved by your team. You have difficult decisions to make and not everyone agrees with those decisions.
It’s a hard job but somebody has to do it!
Honestly, at times, I think they would not have hired me back to be their leader and other times yes. The leader is always judged harshly. Many times your people think they, or someone else, could do your job better than you do it.
So would they hire you back because you did a fantastic job or would you get canned for good?
Next question….would they hire you back in the leadership role or do they think your value to the team lies somewhere else?
I know my team would have hired me back in the Sales role for sure. They knew when times got tough, I could make sales happen. Often I think they wanted me to drop the customer off to them and get out of the way after I brought them onboard.
In Episode 18 of The Growth Engine Show, Trice Alford and me, Ryan Parshall, go in depth on these questions, discuss Dos and Don’ts and ways to win your team over.
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