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I’m a woman. I’m nice and empathetic most of the time but convey to my team I have high expectations of myself and of them. There are times I need to be firm and tough with individuals either on my team, other leaders, etc and I clearly lay out what I need and expect.
Finally, I’ve encountered my fair share of bullies who make the unfortunate mistake of thinking that just bc I’m nice and easy to work with 95% of the time that they can push me around. That mistake happens only once with bullies bc if it happens I put them into the ground…
People treat you how you allow, and if you are always tough on others, you run the risk of accidentally turning into a bully without intending to.
Be kind, be clear, and be firm and tough if the situation calls for it—but if there are bullies who mistake kindness for weakness, make sure they only do it once.
“Put them into ground” sounds so toxic.
Are you a woman? I’m struggling with this too. It’s hard because I’m called aggressive or passive aggressive. It’s like You’re Either a bitch or to soft and need to toughen up!!
Yes. I wonder if this is a gender issue as well. Got tagged too much and got this social implication always.
I think there is a difference of being friendly and clearly communicating. You can always be nice and that shouldn’t change the direction of things being accomplished. Effectively communicating, communicating deadlines, needs etc also depend on buy-in from all involved. Being “tough”, in my opinion, (also ex Amazon 😊), shouldn’t be the differentiator.
If you feel like expectations were clearly set and you felt like there was sufficient buy-in, I would move to conversations asking if there was a miscommunication and plans to course correct. Or pointing out an expectation was missed, was there a barrier you encountered?
Great follow up questions. I think there are a few ways you could navigate, here are some examples.
This of course also depends on their level compared to yours.
There are different communication styles and sometimes friction results when conflicting styles are used. So, you could go the seek to understand route, and ask questions to better understand how they like to be communicated with to resolve some if the unnecessary additional commentary. Here is a resource for communication styles
https://www.astridbaumgardner.com/blog-and-resources/communicating-under-pressure-how-to-leverage-and-flex-the-4-communication-styles/
Another route. I had a peer that was condescending and accusatory and honestly, a bit inappropriate in how they approached situations and talked to lower level folks. At one point this was pointed at me, I pushed back which increased the attack on me. So I put a 1:1 on their calendar and sat them down and walked this person through how their communication made me feel, they were accusatory vs asking fact finding questions, attacking vs finding common grounds, and made incorrect assumptions which they then acted upon. I added in some compliments of what I appreciate about them to balance the conversation but drove the conversation that use of that type of communication, assumptions, attacking etc is the opposite of an effective leader and will hinder collaboration.
Empathy and kindness are key. You can still harness both these traits without being a pushover.. This way, you stand your ground and get things done while radiating amongst the crowd for your kindness. People will gravitate toward you, in a good way.
Absolutely! 💚
A little bit of empathy / sympathy. Prior to being the bully to someone who may not speak up is a simple fix
I knew a colleague who had to face a bully in his team. Lol funny now he's working on Amazon actually.
This dude's strategy was to get close to boss and then slowly start bitching about his colleague in 1:1s and then to other folks in different to teams. It was just casual joking but he did that everyday
I don’t think I will do this. I dislike people who discuss about others in the back, which is also dangerous and not professional.
IMO , there is a fine line between being a bull and clear communication for your expectation.
And if my boss or superior has some unrealistic expectations I will also not hesitate to communicate to them.
Just like you , people working under you and for you also have the right to clearly communicate and push back on you when they don’t Agree with your unrealistic expectation and doesn’t make them a bully.
I would say don’t be BITTER and take your colleagues opinion and include them in deciding goals. Because it down it come down team efforts. They will appreciate you more and love you more.
And to add I would say lead from the front, a good leader always keep going when their team gives up. It would be very unfair if you are just giving them expectations and you are not part of delivering that expectation which you just decided for your team and you are not contributing to it