Loyalty Runs Down the Hierarchy, Not Up
In fact, the point of leadership is that the concept of loyalty runs in totally the opposite direction to that which those with a high fear of failure both think and expect (or most have experienced). We need to become an advocate for the people who report to us – standing up for them.
Donald P. Ladew in How to Supervise People (1998) states that we should intervene on behalf of our team when someone is threatening their ability to do the job and that we must insist any complaint about the team is handled by us – refusing to allow others to bypass our authority. We must also be their source of stability in times of change, as well as their catalyst for self- improvement.
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