My Team Disagreed With Me
Summary
- I lead a team of very talented and smart individuals, and it's a strength to have such powerful people around.
- When it's time to make decisions, not everyone will agree, and that's a normal part of running a business.
- I've never made a business decision where everybody agreed with me. There are always differing opinions.
- It's challenging to stand by your choices, especially when you respect and value the expertise of your team members.
- Sometimes team members know more than I do in certain areas, which can make decision-making even more complex.
- It's tough, but I've learned to accept disagreements and still move forward with the decision I believe is best for the business.
- Even if it’s hard, I stand firm in my decisions after hearing everyone out, recognizing that leadership involves making tough calls.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest starting with recognizing the strengths of your team. Remember, it’s a great thing to have smart and talented people working with you. When you face a tough decision, listen to everyone’s opinions, even if they don't all agree. This is normal and happens often in business.
When you need to make a decision and not everyone agrees, remember it’s okay. I've never had everyone agree with me, and that's just part of being in charge. It's important to respect your team, but you must also be ready to stand by your choice. If you believe it's the best thing for your business, that's what counts.
Here's a good way to deal with disagreements in decision-making:
- Bring your team together and make time for a discussion. This doesn't have to take long or cost money.
- Listen to what everyone has to say. Pay extra attention if they know more about the topic than you.
- Think about what they said, but also trust yourself.
- Once you’ve made your choice, tell your team firmly but kindly. It might be tough if they don't all agree, but it's part of being a leader.
- Stick with your decision and keep moving forward. Leadership often means doing the hard stuff.
Remember, it's not always easy, but accepting disagreements and continuing on your path is a big part of leading a team.
Quotes by Leila Hormozi
"There's never been a decision I've made in this business where everyone agreed with me"
– Leila Hormozi
"I think that there's always a few people that disagree and that's hard"
– Leila Hormozi
"When you really respect the people that you've hired and they're very experienced"
– Leila Hormozi
"Good at what they do and know more than me about a lot of things"
– Leila Hormozi
"You can disagree and that's fine we're still going to go with this decision"
– Leila Hormozi
Full Transcript
you know we have a team of like a ton of very very powerful individuals and I think that everyone is very smart on their own the difficulty comes when a decision needs to be made there's never been a decision I've made in this business where everyone agreed with me I think that there's always a few people that disagree and that's hard when you really respect the people that you've hired and they're very experienced and good at what they do and know more than me about a lot of things even today made a decision on a call and I was like this is a decision and two people were like I disagree and I was like You can disagree and that's fine we're still going to go with this decision and that's really hard for me sometimes
