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50% of employees leave jobs because of bad managers.

I agree - leadership is about the ability to influence people and can occur at any position - it does not automatically come with a title change or promotion. 
 
 
 
 
 

It goes both ways some managers cannot influence their team and some leaders know how to influence but not manage their team. 

The primary issue with leadership that I have is self imposed and personal. Clearly I have gotten to this point because others have faith in me, so I need to believe that faith. At the end of the day, we may have preferences for certain leadership styles, but they are skills that you can get better at, not inherent qualities.

I learned that my primary barriers to learn are internal and self-imposed. While there may be some outside factors, it is primarily in my court as to why I am not the best leader that I can be. So, I will lean on my strengths as a leader. That will lead to opportunities where I can practice my areas of weakness as a leader in a 'safer' environment.

Reflecting on one's own leadership style and being open to learning/growing can build trust and motivate others who follow.

Taking the time to learn how followers learn and work will promote a positive work culture and productivity.

Comment on Monica Gonzalez's post: 

I concur, Monica. I also found it interesting that the largest percentage of the population are kinesthetic learners. It makes sense because this learning style naturally incorporates elements of both visual and auditory learning. Ultimately, the goal of learning is application, and we tend to retain knowledge best when we actively put it into practice.

There are many different management styles and approaches - generally the idea is for the manager to be a facilitator rather than the star of the show