During my extensive coaching sessions with top leaders, a clear pattern has emerged: expectation can profoundly influence outcome. Leaders who not only anticipate challenges but approach them with a positive mindset, invariably create environments conducive to success.
By contrast, those who are anchored by negative expectations, even unknowingly, may inadvertently set their teams on a defensive, less productive trajectory. This insight highlights that influential leadership extends beyond vision and strategy.
It deeply involves managing and directing one’s expectations in a way that galvanises, empowers, and uplifts the collective spirit of an organisation.
Read: The Power of Expectation (one of the Extraordinary Lessons in Influence)
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