The concept of control is important in leadership.
But the application can be misapplied.
Great leadership doesn’t control people.
Great leadership doesn’t control processes and methods.
Great leadership doesn’t “control and command.”
Great leadership controls the environment and the climate.
Great leadership controls the context and the inputs.
Great leadership controls the team culture.
When you get the surroundings right, people rise to the moment. People succeed – even beyond our ambitions.
Plants don’t grow because we control the work of the seeds (or the seeds themselves).
Plants grow when we control the right amount of light, water, temperature, and soil mixing with the seeds.