Respect isn’t the same as agreement. You can lead someone who thinks you’re wrong.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Waiting for everybody to agree before you move is a way of never moving. People will follow a decision they dislike as long as they believe it was made honestly and that their objection was genuinely heard. What they will not tolerate is being pretended at. Disagreement handled openly is survivable; disagreement brushed aside turns into something slower and more corrosive.

Let somebody state their objection properly, then say what you are doing and why anyway. Tell them you may turn out to be wrong, and mean it. Check back with them afterwards instead of avoiding the subject.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who disagrees with you and still follows your lead?

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