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By Bob Ramsey Posted on January 31, 2016August 11, 2020

Don’t Retaliate

Unfortunately, people are going to hurt you. Sometimes they will hurt you intentionally and sometimes without intention. Co-workers, supervisors, direct reports, suppliers, even trusted advisers will do or say things … Continue reading Don’t Retaliate

Categories: How to be versatile, UncategorizedTags: don't retaliate, gentlemanly, leadership, polite, retaliation, revenge

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Inspiration is a big part of your leadership duties. Give people something meaningful, something to believe in, something exciting to work for, and you will motivate higher performance and greater results.

You don't need to be harsh with people to change their behavior. You don't need to burn daggers into your team members in order to correct their mistakes and improve their habits. Harsh responses to errors are almost never necessary. And yet, severity is one of the most commonly used accountability strategies. But this is a mistake.

In my speech, "The Lion’s Gambit," I recount the ancient leadership parable: “The Lion and the Mouse.”

A "handshake agreement" need not involve a physical handshake. It's simply an agreement based on honor. It is not when you use conventional contractual mechanisms to enforce an agreement. Rather, a handshake agreement occurs when you take someone's word as enough. You knowingly make yourself vulnerable to them keeping their word.

In 1912, the Titanic was plowing through the North Atlantic in water that was just above freezing. Everything was going well until it hit a block of ice that was just one degree too cold to melt. And that one degree change made a big difference to the Titanic.

My name is Bob Ramsey, and I research the Köhler Effect, a proven law of motivational psychology. My mission is to help business and community leaders to achieve better results by building stronger teams.

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