{"id":6444,"date":"2022-08-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inpulse.com\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2022-08-24T19:28:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T18:28:33","slug":"human-leadership-what-it-is-why-it-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thirteencreative.co.uk\/inpulse21\/human-leadership-what-it-is-why-it-matters","title":{"rendered":"Human Leadership \u2013 What It Is & Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Remember that old Aesop\u2019s Fable about the Sun and the Wind? They argued about which of them could make the man take off his coat. The harder the Wind blew, the tighter the man pulled his coat around him. When the Wind was out of breath, all the Sun had to do was to shine his light and warmth on the man and he took off his coat willingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the simplest and most powerful examples of human leadership, and the difference it can make. The point is that effective leadership is not about controlling, instructing, directing or micro-managing. People are motivated to do things when they are encouraged, empowered and aligned with the end goal. If your people and your teams know what you\u2019re collectively working towards, and why, they won\u2019t need much direction or intervention \u2013 they will take off their coats themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The role of the leader is, above all, to understand how people are feeling and to create the right conditions for effective human behaviour. Just like the Sun shining its warmth on the man, you need to create the right conditions for the outcomes you want to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n