Dictators vs Coaches
I was reading a book yesterday by John Maxwell called "Developing the Leaders Around You" (1995, Injoy, Inc.) On page 161, Rev. Maxwell describes the difference between dictators and "dream team coaches", or "facilitators". In Maxwell's words:
Dictators |
Facilitators |
Hoard decisions. | Push decisions down the line. |
Make decisions alone or restrict them to an elite group. | Involve others as much as possible in key decisions and give people space to make those decisions [...] |