Which One Do You Use: Hard and Soft Leadership

The greatest leaders you ever met had the ability to understand and use two basic principles of leadership: hard power and soft power. Unfortunately, many people use hard leadership to get things accomplished. Basically, they use their power of position to force things to get done. This ultimately creates a my way attitude as perceived from you subordinates. Because they are afraid of you or the consequences that you will bring if they do not perform the eventually lower their own goals to meet your expectation.This leadership style will always limit you from reaching your full potential. And, as the leader, you will never gain the full power you wish for.

Now,  soft leadership is about changing your teams thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in a project to align with yours. Together, you move forward as a single unit to exceed the original goals. Soft power creates synergy among the group. Exclusively using hard power creates a pecking order and fear. 

The truly outstanding leader knows how soft and hard power work. Through their wisdom, they  know when to use each one effectively. Those are the leaders I wish to follow, work around, and learn from. You can go any where and learn about hard power. Together, I will show you how to use soft power. Together we will make a big Splash on the Matrix and place you on the Cutting Edge of Performance.