The Surprising Secret Todd Henry Reveals About Becoming an Irresistible Leader Everyone Depends On
So, you have to transition from doing the work to leading the work, which is a fundamentally different skill set, and one that many people never fully embrace. To lead the work well, you have to develop a set of principles – a leadership philosophy – that your team can embrace even when you’re not present. This leadership philosophy might include things like how you choose between two good ideas, how you determine what quality work looks like, how conflict should be resolved, how to treat deadlines, and anything else that they need to know about what you expect of them. Control is about presence, while influence is about principles. Only influence allows your team to scale beyond your direct involvement.
