PUSH and PULL, finding the right balance

As leaders, sometimes we push ourselves hard. Work hard, be busy, lead by example etc.

We often then push our people to think, decide, do, deliver.

In the #OpenLeadership model, I refer to this as #Warrior mode. It can work for a time yet ultimately depletes others.

Alternatively, we can seek others to feel the pull of our vision and ideas, to be attracted to an idea and bring their own energy, ideas, effort to make that vision a reality.

Life and leadership are not binary, not “either/or”. It is always a matter of balance between push and pull actions and push and pull energies of leadership.

Today some stories and ideas to support you as a leader in considering your own choices around where to find that balance.

PULL

A famous scene from Braveheart, where William Wallace holds back the Scots army until just the right moment at the start of a battle.

Trust, then trust some more.

Recently I facilitated an amazing and unique retreat, one designed to begin a process of creating an entirely new community focussed on a truly new way of looking at leadership and business.

This residential retreat ran over two days, and it was a conscious design to…