Empower Others
So why should you empower others to find their voice? Well, Covey suggests you consider the alternatives. You could try to lead through control, although that is rarely satisfactory and a recipe for conflict, as many High-FFs have discovered. Or you could abdicate responsibility when dealing with people, which may well have been your strategy thus far with obviously unsatisfactory results for your progress. The third – and only sustainable – option, according to Covey, is to help others achieve their goals, making that a primary concern in your endeavours.
You should help others calculate their own long-term objectives and then set about aiding their achievement, opines Covey. If you do this genuinely – meaning that you are not ...
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