CHAPTER 6

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Relations

Although each leadership discipline is important in its own way, if you had to pick only one to be really good at, my recommendation would be relations. This discipline most directly addresses our question from chapter 2: Why would people want to follow you?

The most straightforward answer to this question is that they believe in what you are trying to accomplish. But what makes them believe? There are many possibilities. For example, they may see you acting in ways that are consistent with their values, and believe you are likely to continue doing so in the future. You may also have done something for them in the past for ...

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