It’s a good news/bad news thing. Your team members watch and listen to everything you do and say. They talk about it among themselves. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that they take what you do and what you say as clues to what they should do and say. That’s what influence is, how you act determines how your team members act.

That makes things simple, though not easy. Make sure that what you do and say sends the right messages and sets the right standards. Influence is a super power. Use it for good.

This is only one of 347 tips in my ebook, Become a Better Boss One Tip at a Time.