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b'You do not lead by hitting people over the head \\u2014 that\\u2019s assault, not leadership. - Dwight D. Eisenhower\\nThe Musical Conductor as Leader\\n(https://hughballou.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/feature_orchestra4-300x167.jpg)The musical conductor is my example of an effective leader, especially when it comes to this topic of push vs. pull leadership. The conductor is perceived by some as a dictator. That\\u2019s not true. It\\u2019s not possible to make anyone do anything with a little white stick. The conductor is a person of influence who brings the music out of the participants. As musicians develop a higher functioning, they attain what\\u2019s called \\u201censemble.\\u201d Instead of giving up individual skills, the musicians attain an extra level of excellence in becoming an ensemble. This is an example of \\u201cpull\\u201d leadership.\\nPush Leadership\\nHere are some examples of push leadership:\\n\\n* Ordering people to do things\\n* Using the power of position\\n* Leveraging compensation\\n* Criticizing through performance reviews\\n* Micromanaging\\n\\nPush leaders make people do things and create negative feelings, damaging the culture of collaboration. They manage by fear, creating relationships that are not amicable.\\nPull Leadership\\nBy contrast, here are some examples of pull leadership:\\n\\n* Creating mutually shared values and guiding principles together\\n* Appreciating the work and the individual\\n* Mentoring\\n* Cheerleading\\n* Modeling\\n\\nPull leaders create a culture of cooperation, inspiring individual initiative and collaboration, and creating an \\u201censemble of excellence\\u201d in a higher-functioning team.\\nWe have been taught that the leader is the expert and knows what to do, and that delegation is a weakness in leadership rather than recognizing that it\\u2019s a strength in leadership. We don\\u2019t need to have all the right answers; we need to have good questions that inspire and motive the team to think, solve problems, and grow.\\nFacilitating meetings is somewhat like conducting a musical rehearsal. The leader guides the process, makes adjustments in the process and performance, and drives to previously defined outcomes. The leader creates the space for others to function upward.\\nRather than striving to always be right, it\\u2019s important for the leader to ensure that others are always right. Creating the space and the process for others to grow is a primary goal of pull leadership.\\nMentor, teach, encourage, and inspire others, and everyone wins.\\nLeadership is influence!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'