[Note: A lever has three parts - effort arm, fulcrum and resistance arm. Generally speaking, you can do more work with the lever if the fulcrum is closer to the resistance arm] If you are a better leader than Bob, you move the "fulcrum" farther away (closer to the resistance arm) - resulting in lifting your team members higher than Bob's team members.
However, the leader is not the only person who has a say on the position of the fulcrum. Every team member (with reasonable influence) will help to move the fulcrum to left or right or hold it in the same place. As a leader, you have to get help from people who are trying to move the fulcrum towards the resistance arm and fight (in a nice way) with people who are trying to move the fulcrum away from the resistance arm.
Imagine a dream team - where every team member participates to move the fulcrum towards the resistance arm. Life would be fun there.
Whether you are a leader or a team member, think about your own team today. Is the fulcrum moving in the right direction? If not, what are you doing today to move it in the right direction?
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