A friend is experiencing stress and frustration because the way someone is trying to be supportive of her doesn’t work for her. Instead of feeling supported, important, valued, and inspired – she feels uninspired, frustrated, and not believed in.

Whether this someone is a boss, upline, parent, friend, spouse, co-worker, etc. – this is not good leadership.

A simple conversation can change all this. Rather than just making it up, we can simply ask: How do you want to be supported? What does support look like for you? If I ever do something that I think is supportive but doesn’t work for you, will you let me know so that I can course correct? This allows us to effectively support people.

So many people are still operating under the dinosaur rules of leadership – Must have answers! Must tell people what to do! People need to be managed! My way is the right way!

That stuff doesn’t work very well any more (not sure that it ever did).

Today’s leaders ask great questions, are curious about what people want to do, know that people just need to be unleashed, and know that many roads lead to Rome.

If your intention is to really support people, you better find out what that looks like for them.

Much Love,

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