Senior leaders do not get ownership from their leaders simply by setting expectations. According to leadership coach and author Kylie Paatsch, ownership grows when people feel known, trusted, supported and clear about what matters. 

Kylie is a leadership coach and speaker who has spent more than 30 years leading at every level and more than 20 years coaching and facilitating senior leaders from mid-level through to C-suite. 

Kylie explains why leading leaders requires a shift from doing to enabling, why transactional meetings flatten energy, and how unclear expectations are often mistaken for people problems. She shares her Know, Show, Grow model for building trust, loyalty, responsibility and initiative in leadership teams. 

Takeaways 

• Leading leaders requires influence, not simply managing people and tasks. 
• Transactional meetings destroy connection, energy, ownership and meaningful team engagement. 
• Clear expectations prevent confusion disguised as resistance, disengagement or poor performance. 
• People want leaders who make them feel heard and understood. 
• Ownership grows when leaders enable thinking instead of fixing everything. 
• Trust strengthens when leaders consistently match their actions with words. 
• Leaders often know performance metrics better than they know people. 
• High challenge backed by high support unlocks stronger leadership performance. 

Follow Kylie Paatsch
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyliepaatsch/ 
https://www.instagram.com/kyliepaatschleadership/ 

Kylie’s book
The Connect Effect: How to Build Loyalty, Ownership and Engagement with Your Leaders https://amzn.com/1998528847 

Books recommended
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown https://amzn.com/1785042149 

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