A leader can't get everyone to agree, but must define the team's culture, vision, and goals anyway. Employees value thorough, transparent communication from managers about the charter and mission.
You're never going to gain 100% agreement to everything. So you could work with your team to have everyone's input to it, but there'll be some strays. There'll be some stragglers of things that don't necessarily mesh into what you're trying to accomplish. And as the leader, you ultimately are responsible to defining that culture, defining the vision, defining the goals and the direction the team's going to take. So you get to that point and you have already through this process tested the trust, the healthy conflict, the commitment, the accountability, and the focus on the results. But now you're formulating your vision, your charter, your mission for the team, and you're communicating it to them. And one of the number one things that employees want for their managers is just very open and detailed, thorough communication.
From Stuck to Leading, Episode 2 — Meet the 5 Inner Fears Destroying Your Leadership
