PeopleNology If you don’t follow the rules I’m going to fire you

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Fear of retribution is the most common reason,
retribution is a very neagive reason to follow a person even though its the most
common.

“ If you don’t follow the rules I’m going to fire you”

Following out of fear is not so much following as being tugged along at the end of
a short rope. You have economic power over people and you can cause them to
fear what you’ll do to them. “ Do what you’re told and stay
out of trouble.” Retribution management is old style and
creates an old style, low performing company. You can only
threaten people so long and then you have to do something
about it. Retribution leadership will fail the future and this
type of leader in trucking uses the coercive push that will only
work as long as the follower/employee sees no other choice.
Fear is not the tool of effective leaders (and certainly not ethical leaders). At
best, fear-based approaches gain weak commitment and need constant
attention lest the follower freezes or flees.
Blind hope
"We gotta do something. I hope this works!"
Here, the follower is desperate for some solution, and what you the leader is
offering is either the only option they see or the best of a relatively weak set of
choices. People play the only game in town. The follower/employee is thus not so
much following out of agreement but from a lack of alternatives. He’ll drive your
older truck until he can drive a new one. You wear your old shoes until you buy a
new pair. You say yes sir until you can walk away. People that follow you
because your offering just blind hope, “ it will get better” are not really working
with you to improve your company. You don’t want to have people on your payroll
that settle for leftovers, weak ideas, hope without planning.
Leaders should watch out for hopeful followers, who are likely either to be
disappointed and disillusioned and will quickly leave your company. When less
than perfect outcome ensues these weaker people are always looking for another
better hope, a bigger and safer ship, more money and less miles. These people
are not builders they a blind followers. They cannot create because they’re always
looking for more money and less effort jobs.
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