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What does it mean?
Leaders should only demand what the workers themselves desire and seek.
In plain terms
Only ask workers to do what they want to do.
What can you take from it?
Authentic leadership aligns with the people's own desires.

Where it applies

  • organizing drives
  • union meetings
  • community planning

Putting it to work

  • listen to workers
  • follow member demands
  • avoid top-down mandates

Questions to consider

  • How do you know what people really want?
  • Can leadership push too far?

Another view

Sometimes workers need encouragement to see what they truly want.

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