Master leadership's push and pull to inspire your team

Master leadership's push and pull to inspire your team | practice | Overwhelmed? Curb anxiety with 4 strategies Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( May 2, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading the Way [] [Master leadership's push and pull to inspire your team]( [Master leadership's push and pull to inspire your team]( (Seiya Tabuchi/Getty Images) Leaders need to be skilled in -- and agile enough to switch between, as needed -- both push and pull styles of leadership, writes Paula Halewski, the founder of and principal coach at the Leadership Institute of Virginia, who notes that "push" leadership is prescriptive but could stifle innovation, while "pull" leadership unleashes creativity, but can be cumbersome. Halewski outlines the strengths of "pull" leadership, including promoting teamwork, strategic thinking and emotional intelligence. Full Story: [CEOWorld Magazine]( (4/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: A pull style of leadership "enhances employee satisfaction, commitment, retention, efficiency, increased output, better-quality work, psychological safety, and trust," [Halewski notes](. However, leaders must know when a push style is necessary to keep "everyone on the same page and working towards a common goal." Real Talk: a 5G discussion series. Join T-Mobile for Business and other industry experts as we explore the ways 5G is optimizing operations, empowering teams, enhancing customer experiences, and accelerating new products and services—all in five minutes or less. [Watch now.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [Overwhelmed? Curb anxiety with 4 strategies]( [Overwhelmed? Curb anxiety with 4 strategies]( (Sarah Mason/Getty Images) Letting all your anxieties bounce around in your head and focusing too much in the past or future can easily overwhelm you, writes Marlene Chism, consultant, speaker and author. Trying to control things you can't and keeping too much on your plate also can build up anxiety, says Chism, who offers solutions. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (5/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: If negative self-talk pays rent in your head, evict it by thanking yourself for sharing the thought -- not a fact -- then letting it go, [Chism suggests](. Ease your to-do list burden by working your way up to true delegating with a "Would you be willing ..." request. [] [Read more]( from Marlene Chism on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Smarter Communication [] [Want people to read your emails? 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Very: I put a lot of effort into managing the change and dealing with change issues 46.47% Somewhat: I apply change-management practices for big and important changes 46.46% Not very: I infrequently apply change-management practices in the face of change 5.05% Not at all: I'm not sure what good change-management practices even look like 2.02% [] (104 responses) [] Change doesn't happen on its own. 93% of you report being reasonably rigorous in your change management efforts. Bravo! Underestimating how challenging a change will be can doom your decisions to failure. Since so many of you report doing a good job in your change management efforts, take those skills to the next level. Start teaching your team members how to properly manage change. Don't let it be a process they learn by osmosis. Help them see how you think about change. Show them the tools you use to manage change. Include them in change planning. Delegate parts of the change management to them so they can learn to be change leaders in the future. A leader's job is to create the next generation of leaders. Here's a great opportunity for you to build your team members' skills. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [thoughtLEADERS](, which includes TITAN -- the firm's e-learning platform. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a West Point graduate and author of three leadership books: ["One Piece of Paper,"]( ["Lead Inside the Box"]( and ["The Elegant Pitch."]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] How easily distracted are you and your team from pursuing key priorities? 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[LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] About The Editor [] Candace Chellew Candace Chellew Candace Chellew At my second job in academic public relations, my boss was very much a "pull" kind of leader, [as Paula Halewski describes](. She sought to "inspire and empower" us to work together toward the common goal of our grant project to promote and study the effects of a parenting program. She knew when to switch to a more prescriptive "push" style, though, when we needed clear direction under pressure. A boss with that kind of balance is a joy to work for! How are you balancing your "push" and "pull" leadership styles? [Tell me about it](mailto:candace.chellew). If this newsletter helps you, please tell your colleagues, friends or anyone who can benefit. Forward them this email, or [send this link](. What topics do you see in your daily work that I should know about? Do you have praise? Criticism? [Drop me a note](mailto:candace.chellew@futurenet.com). 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