Who Are You Cheering On?
One
of the best leadership lessons I ever saw did not happen in a boardroom. It
happened in Dallas, Texas, inside a packed arena full of Mary Kay women.
My
wife, Devon, was a director with Mary Kay, and I had the chance to attend
several of those big conferences with her. Mary Kay did not do these events
halfway. They would take over the sports arena for weeks. Tens of thousands of
women came into Dallas. There was music, energy, training, recognition, and a
room full of people who believed in what they were building.
But
the thing that stuck with me most was not the size of the event.
It
was the cheering.
Women
would walk across that stage, and the whole arena would light up for them.
People clapped. They stood up. They made noise. They celebrated someone else’s
win like it mattered.
That
is culture.
A
lot of teams say they want to win, but they do not know how to cheer for each
other. They get quiet when someone else gets recognized. They compare. They
compete in the wrong way. They act like another person’s success takes
something away from them.
Winning
Leadership works differently.
Strong
teams cheer. Strong teams recognize effort. Strong teams make people feel seen.
When someone gets on stage, the rest of the team should not. sit there with
folded arms. They should clap like crazy, because that moment tells everyone
else, “Your work can matter too.”
That
is what Mary Kay understood. Recognition was not just a reward. It was fuel.
So
ask yourself this today: Who are you cheering on?
Not
who are you managing. Not who are you correcting. Not who are you measuring.
Who
are you encouraging?
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