A short YouTube monologue by Jayson Lowe offering leadership advice: avoid trying to please everyone, and instead build authentic, genuine connections. Leaders should recruit top talent and take care of their people by giving honest, constructive feedback—telling team members what they need to hear rather than placating them.
So what is a common practice among leaders that I would find more detrimental than beneficial? I think trying to please everybody. If you want to make everyone happy, go sell ice cream. If you want to be a leader, then you've got to be able to truly build those bonds and connect with people in an authentic and genuine way. And the best way to do that is to not placate people. You have a responsibility in a leadership role to not only recruit the best talent to support your existing team, but to also take great care of your people. And the best way to do that is to help them realize their potential by telling them what they need to hear. If you're trying to please everyone, I promise you that's going to be more detrimental than it is going to be helpful.
