Idea 17: Make others partners with you
I made the soldiers partners with me in the battle.
Field Marshal Lord Montgomery
Some people – not just great leaders – have a way of making you feel as if you are partners with them in some common enterprise. For example, a scientist who worked closely with Einstein once commented that he made you a partner with him in the quest to solve a problem.
The ability to generate that sense of partnership is, I believe, one of the great secrets of success in any field. It happily combines getting on with people with getting things done.
Even more important – and more personally satisfying – you will discover the secret of getting the best out of people. Partnership between people who work together as equals but ...
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