Alastair Wallace argues that one leadership style doesn't work for everyone. Ask new hires "How do you like to be managed?" in one-on-ones to understand what motivates them and reduce turnover.
There are lots of different types of personalities at work. One leadership style doesn't fit all. So what are you supposed to do? I thought I had to treat everyone the same, no? Doing this can create bad feeling, demotivation, poor results, and even cause people to leave. People are not the same. There's a simple question that can help you start to decode what people need, and it's this: How do you like to be managed? You ever been asked that? Particularly when you ask this with new team members one-to-one, it demonstrates care, attention, and flexibility, makes motivation easier, and gives you and your team some control and flexibility. Give it a try. Let me know how you get on in the comments. Don't forget, like, share, follow for more leadership hacks.
