Dear Dan,
I’ve certainly been guilty of using pressure tactics in the past to get results out of my team members.
I’m curious, how should I express to a team member that I’m deliberately challenging for the sake of their growth, that they are being pressured for a specific reason?
How to Challenge People
It is sad to see how leaders suffer under the weight of being questioned, challenged, and occasionally held accountable. It is our duty to protect bosses from all discomfort.
Office politics (in many organizations) is the art of protecting leaders from the real world.
Here’s how to use office politics to protect the boss.
Dissatisfaction drives decisions.
Agreeable leadership teams make lousy decisions.
If everyone is thinking alike, no one is thinking.
“The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.” Peter Drucker
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Lousy leaders use pressure tactics and call it leadership. They disguise manipulation as motivation.
Pressure tactics are self-serving strategies used to get what you want.
Don’t let jerks make you feel small.
Here are 7 ways to respond to pressure tactics.
Let’s dispense with the bothersome notion of humility in leadership. It’s an outdated virtue praised by philosophers, saints, and other underachievers.
It has no place in the modern pursuit of dazzling leadership.
Tip: All emerging leaders should be trained in the art of arrogance.
Your success irritates backstabbers, especially when it’s yours.
Don’t twist yourself into knots when someone sticks a knife in your back.
Backstabbers are loyal to their own needs. They promise life but bring death.
How to deal with backstabbers?
