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Collaborative leadership

Collaborative leadership

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Collaborative leadership

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- [Woman] Blink number six: managers shouldn't tell people what to do. Instead, they should practice collaborative leadership. There's a good way and a bad way to approach team leadership. The bad approach is to think of it as an opportunity to boss people around. The right approach is to see your team as a great opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals. Nevertheless, many managers mistakenly believe their job is to tell people what to do, which will only lead to problems since leaders make mistakes. Steve Jobs knew he could be wrong. So, he relied on his team to speak up and challenge him when they disagreed with his ideas. On at least one occasion, Jobs was furious when an employee gave up and let him win an argument. Because, it later turned out, the employee was right. Jobs had to remind the employee that he was hired to ensure Jobs didn't make these kinds of mistakes and not back down from a fight. So, how do you lead a team without giving orders? It might sound like…

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