How do you make your reports feel?

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”

These words best capture my sentiments as I read below the (anonymous) manager reviews from my team for the recently concluded review cycle. 

Forgive me if this is coming across as a humble brag but I just want to use this opportunity to reinforce that leadership truly comes down to how someone was made to feel: 

listened to or ignored, 

included or left out, 

big instead of small.

Because the feelings you elicit in others last—rather linger—surprisingly loooooong!