Becoming better Leaders: being trusted is better than just being liked

2022-03-16

In this episode of Learn with Bessern - we discuss on the value of creating trust and go beyond sympathy and assertiveness. It is nice to be liked. It is our human nature to want to belong and be accepted. It would be awesome to be liked and respected as a leader, but more often than not this is not the case. We hear this saying a lot - don’t be liked, be respected – but it has different meanings depending on the context. There are leaders who use it as an excuse to be just awful and rude. That is not the aim here. From our side, what it means is that sometimes you will have to do things that people might not like, but if you t...

In this episode of Learn with Bessern - we discuss on the value of creating trust and go beyond sympathy and assertiveness.

It is nice to be liked. It is our human nature to want to belong and be accepted. It would be awesome to be liked and respected as a leader, but more often than not this is not the case.

We hear this saying a lot - don’t be liked, be respected – but it has different meanings depending on the context. There are leaders who use it as an excuse to be just awful and rude. That is not the aim here. From our side, what it means is that sometimes you will have to do things that people might not like, but if you truly believe it is the best course of action then you cannot worry about being disliked as a result of the decision.

Being respected when you grow too fast can be challenging because your once colleagues are now reporting to you – that alone can cause friction and interpersonal conflicts. On top of that, if you are the type of leader who is looking to create change in an organization, you are going to make many people uncomfortable and surely you will not always be liked.

📖 Here is an interesting reading to complement this podcast on the Steps To Motivate Your Employees https://www.bessern.co/post/10-easy-steps-to-motivate-your-employees-in-2022

🎙️ This episode is hosted by Elena Agaragimova and Ivan Palomino.

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