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Getting people to do things they don't want to do. I believe from Jack Welch

• 6stringmerc 10y ago
  That describes manipulation at the root; I think persuasiveness is an element of leadership but it has, uh, a moral compass maybe?
  • Godel_unicode 10y ago
    Parents get children to do things they don't want to do using lots of techniques which I would not call manipulation (autocratic leadership, for instance). Personal trainers similarly, also drill sergeants. Edit: clarity
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• whalesalad 10y ago
  This is manipulation. Leadership is inspiring people to believe what you believe so that they motivate themselves to fight alongside you.
  • Godel_unicode 10y ago
    They didn't want to do it, they were motivated by good leadership, now they do it. See how that's not different than what OP said?
    • r00fus 10y ago
      Because one is scalable (using motivation) and the other (directive) is not. You simply can't pretend that "getting someone to do what they don't want to do" is motivation unless there is some changing of heart/mind there - now that's the leadership part.
  • Bombthecat 10y ago
    Like my former boss said: I'm not a team leader. I'm a motivator.
  • dominicdisco 10y ago
    And aligning incentives. It's far easier to get someone to follow you if it benefits them directly. Good leaders understand this and keep their incentives aligned with those of their subordinates.
• rhizome 10y ago
  "Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way." --Daniele Varè