Rick White says leadership isn't about your title. Your team asks every day if they matter or if they're just numbers. People follow leaders who help them succeed, not managers who enforce rules.
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Leadership is actually given by the follower. You don't determine leadership. The people following you do. Your team is constantly asking, do I matter to you beyond what I produce? Think about that for one second. Do I matter to you beyond what I produce? If the answer's no, if they don't feel like they matter, then they disconnect. And here's the reality I need you to hear: if your people feel like a number, they're gonna perform like one. People don't follow titles, they follow people who will help them win. That is so important to understand, because here's the truth: if nobody's really following you, you're not leading, you're managing. You're enforcing and you're, but you're just going for a walk.