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\u201cPeople will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel\u201d\xa0Maya Angelou\nHow you make people feel is a big responsibility as a leader.\xa0While you cannot control how others perceive and receive you, you can control how you attempt to engage and lead in positive, supportive, and authentic ways.\xa0\nThe way you engage with the people you lead - from saying hello to delegating tasks to providing feedback to saying \u201cThank you\u201d - matters.\xa0\xa0\nWhen I was in high school I was lucky enough to have a job where my very first boss, Karen, looked me in the eye and greeted me with a big smile every single day when I arrived at work.\xa0She made me feel important and like my contributions were significant even though my work was easily the least significant in the company.\xa0\xa0\nI loved working for Karen.\xa0I always knew where I stood with her.\xa0I knew I was doing a good job supporting her and the team.\xa0And, I knew she would let me know if I needed to course correct in a fumbly moment.\xa0I loved making her job just a little bit easier.\xa0\nI had several bosses who followed Karen who made me feel small, insignificant, and even invisible at times.\xa0I had no desire to prove myself to these leaders.\xa0In fact, sometimes I looked forward to brushing them off the same way they did me.\xa0I knew they didn\u2019t deserve the best parts of me, so they didn\u2019t get them.\xa0\nGreat leaders' interactions with those whom they lead are consistently additive, meaning they add value to their day and their work.\xa0\xa0\nIn this episode, I share the story of Karen vs Ross, my first two bosses who could not have been more opposite in their leadership.\xa0In hearing about these two vastly different leadership experiences, I think you will see how the smallest moments of leadership, like saying \u201cHi!\u201d, can have a big impact on your leadership legacy.\xa0\xa0\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessleadership.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices