Getting People on your side

As human being, living on the same planet, we have the obvious necessity to learn to live with one another. It is not a choice but a responsibility when more than two are cohabiting to develop qualities that will make that cohabitation if not harmonious, at least livable. That is where it becomes essential to get people on your side.  Getting people on your side does not only mean making them do what you want, but sincerely care about your team, your people and forget about yourself to fulfill the common good. It is about being emphatic and establishing trust, it is using your voice for the better.  It is team leadership at its best. As prescribed by Stagl, Salas & Burke in Northouse, it is “critical to achieving both affective and behaviorally based outcome”. As a good leader, you will need to behave, act and use a great deal of skills to improve your team performance. Exceptional heart, a keen sense of justice and cleverness will be required. A great leader will learn about and know everybody surrounding them. Knowing each and every member will help the leader identify the unique style, set of skills and preferences of each specific one which will be advantageous to the company. By doing it from the heart, the leader will establish a bond between him and the follower/team member which is the most important value that can be derivated from this relationship. It is a necessity for great leaders to be constant in what they preach, walk their talk, be reliable at all time and most importantly have the integrity that will boost confidence, inspire and have people committed to their ideas.