How do you lead people that know more than you? Welcome to the real world: you are now a leader without knowing more, and that's the good news. This is because the key to doing well today is not to know more but to be more. There are 5 things that you can do if you are leading with less knowledge than your team members:
1. Resist the Temptation to Know More. Know that if you go into the road of knowing more, you are getting caught in this cycle of knowing more but doing less. Instead of wanting to know more, ask more. Asking allows you to listen, and when you truly listen, you will know the difference between who are willing to help and those that just want to put you down.
2. Focus on Bonding. When you bond with people, people will feed you with more knowledge, and you will become more knowledgeble overnight. Like we as trainers (at www.asiatrainers.com) often bond with our students at the beginning of a talk or course. Such bonding gives us instant feedback, and the trainees will help us to deliver a even better training
3. See the Big Picture, not the Small Picture. Many people who know more are just focusing on the details and ignoring the big picture. You as the leader know that the big picture today is not khow-how but know-why. The why of doing something will give you the what.
4. Lead More. Knowing more is not enough, we must do more. People are not incapable of doing more, they just are not wiling to step out of their comfort zone to do more. So focus on leadership and lead them more.
5. Being Out the Best in People. A leader is one that make people better than themselves. By not knowing more, a leader can tap into this team's talents and empower them. This must be the surest way to bring out the best in people.
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