The art of being a collaborative leader

- There are two professors at Santa Clara University, … Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner who discovered … that when it comes to leaders if you're going … to be perceived as credible what's essential … is having a vision for the future. … But there's a catch, you can't just cook up a vision … and shove it down people's throats. … Your team wants to be involved in the process. … To be a truly collaborative leader, … you need to involve your team … in the decision making process early enough … for it to count. … Too many leaders are reactive, … and because there's a lot going on … and it may not be top of mind for them, … they just don't think about how to bring in their team. … When it does finally occur to them, … the decision whatever it is whether … it's where to open a new field office … or what to call the new product … has pretty much already been made. … And that's doing a disservice both … to your team and the company. … Your team isn't able to give any meaningful input … because it's too late in the process to change anything …