“Ask questions instead of giving direct orders”
The only group of people I have found who love to take orders from you and I are stewards in restaurants. And Italian waiters are especially gifted when it comes to taking orders as my good neighbor Mr Alessio told me in a conversation during one of our summer BBQ parties.
But outside the restaurant, even Italian waiters would not take kindly to you if you kept ordering them around.
The other day Rita, my wife, just told me to put the kids laundry into the washing machine before coming to bed. And guess what the moment she said that (as I felt I’d just been given an order), I had this feeling of rebellion well up in me and I wanted to reply back. I however controlled the situation. You know since I started Internet marketing training with the world’s top Internet home business, I’ve learned a great deal about getting on with people (my team). And, some of that training is making my home better as well.
No one likes to take orders as Dale Carnegie states blatantly in “How To Win Friends And Influence People”.
From birth, most of us are told what to do: our parents, teachers, the government and finally our bosses at the workplace (for those who are still following the 9-5 grind). If you would agree with me, anytime we receive any of these orders, we never really feel empowered to make the change desired. But of course you would have to get on with it if the next paycheck or the latest games console depended on undertaking the order. However, we know the feeling isn’t that great.
I read a report on how employees develop low morale and whether managers are to blame. The report stated that managers who use authoritarian top-down command and control management style of leadership are the cause of reductions of moral and workforce motivation.
Most employees find it demeaning, degrading and disrespectful.
How does this apply to you and I building legitimate businesses from home in order to create wealth from home? How do we apply this in our Internet marketing training?
We should encourage dialogue with our team members instead dishing out orders on how they should go about their own marketing strategies. For example, instead of saying “I want you to do 5 videos, 5 articles and 5 press releases every week”, say “I suggest you do 5 videos, 5 articles and 5 press releases every week if you really want to be successful with your web 2.0 marketing”. And allow the person to give you feedback.
When you make the suggestion and allow the person to come to the conclusion themselves, they feel empowered and are more than ready to put forth more effort.
A technique like that saves a person’s pride and gives him or her a feeling of importance. It encourages cooperation instead of rebellion.
Just remember that an effective leader will ask questions and make relevant suggestions instead of giving direct orders.
However, I will respond heartily to being ordered out of that burning house by the Emergency Services. Anyway that’s just a thought. A scary thought!
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