Seek to Understand
As a leader, you need to create a collective vision. This means all employees need to be involved in a forming a vision which fixes the old and brings in the new.
Ask your employees questions like:
How can I help you now?
What do you hope I will do?
What do you hope I won't do?
By doing this you let members of your team feel appreciated. So when your vision is formed, they know you considered their priorities to.
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