Coaching practices for Idealized Influence Leadership
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I stand up and tell my team what we value, but I’ve started to wonder whether my own choices actually match the words
- I’ve been pouring energy into vision and inspiration and it’s landing as hollow
- I lead a team and I’ve realized the people I lean on most are the ones who remind me of myself or are just easy to be around
- I lead by directing and correcting and stepping in to fix things, and my team has gone quiet and passive, waiting to be told
- I’m at my best when I’m getting a room aligned and fired up
Practices that may help
- Model the values you expect (idealized influence)
Become a living example of the values you want your team to hold.
Transformational Leadership, Made Practical - Establish transactional reliability before adding transformational layers
Clear expectations, fair consequences, and reliable follow-through must come before vision and inspiration.
Transformational Leadership, Made Practical - Manage LMX differentiation fairly as a leader
Acknowledge that you develop different relationships with different people — and ensure the differences are earned, not arbitrary.
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical - Leading from behind — the servant leader stance
Influence others more through example, listening, and restraint than through assertion and command.
The Tao Te Ching, Made Practical - Lead from the influencing domain — take charge, speak up, make sure others are heard
People strong in influencing sell the team’s ideas inside and outside the organization.
Strengths-Based Leadership, Made Practical - Treat each person as an individual with distinct needs and aspirations
Know what each team member needs to grow and provide support tailored to them.
Transformational Leadership, Made Practical - Distribute leadership rather than centralizing it
Develop leadership capacity throughout the team, not just in the designated leader.
Transformational Leadership, Made Practical - Channel ambition to the institution, not yourself
Care more about the organization’s success than your personal legacy.
Level 5 Leadership: Humility and Will in Great Leaders - Watch for the accidental diminisher patterns in yourself
Most Diminishers are not aware they are diminishing — the behaviors that made them effective as individuals undermine them as leaders.
Multipliers: How Leaders Amplify the Intelligence Around Them - Deliberately expand your inner circle
Move team members from low-LMX to high-LMX through intentional relationship investment.
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Made Practical
Related concerns
- How Can I Become A Good Leader
Influence others more through example, listening, and restraint than through assertion and command.
Leading from behind — the servant leader stance
- Influencing Leadership
People strong in influencing sell the team’s ideas inside and outside the organization.
Lead from the influencing domain — take charge, speak up, make sure others are heard
- Transformational Leadership With Friends
Transformational leadership, developed by James MacGregor Burns and extended by Bernard Bass, describes leaders who inspire followers to transcend self-interest for a collective purpose — as distinct from transactional leaders who motivate through reward and punishment. Meta-analyses consistently find transformational leadership associated with higher follower motivation, satisfaction, and performance, though effect sizes vary considerably by context.
- Authentic Leadership
Become a living example of the values you want your team to hold.
Model the values you expect (idealized influence)
- Cadence Leadership
Align daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings into a coherent cadence that replaces ad-hoc communication.
Establish a full meeting rhythm from daily to annual
- Creative Leadership
People strong in strategic thinking keep the team focused on what could be, not just what is.
Lead from the strategic thinking domain — absorb and analyze information
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