People will follow you as a leader a lot farther based on your relationship with them, than they will based on your position to them.
Positional leadership only goes so far.
Positional leaders don’t have the ability to lead people to go the extra mile and to go outside of their comfort zones.
Why? Because people will only follow you so far based on position and pay.
Think about it, wouldn’t you follow someone a lot farther based on the relationship you had with that person, than the position and power they exert over you. If your best friend asked you do to something, you’re a lot more likely to do it for your friend than you are to do it for your boss.
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