I like to say that those under your leadership…
Page 35 I like to say that those under your leadership experience you or consume you. They walk away from interacting with you with the feeling about you and about themselves, and you have the power to influence that feeling. Do you want them to walk away feeling inspired, encourage, or happy that they are working with And for you? Marc or do you want them to walk away feeling afraid, discouraged, demotivated, or wishing they were working with or for someone else?
— from Leadership & Business (Leadership/Business) · Lead to win by Carla Harris
In the book
They are stewards of the energy of the whole — in a company, in a team, in a family — and they raise or drain that energy first by how they manage their own. Never forget that the people under your leadership do not merely work for you — they experience you, or they are consumed by you, and they walk away from every encounter feeling either inspired or quietly diminished. Notice what that means about motivation. — Leadership & Business (Leadership/Business)