Here you’ll find thirty lessons on leadership that will hopefully help you to help those around you…
Lesson #1 – Every day begins with you focusing for 30 minutes on how to improve as a leader.
Lesson #3 – Your primary job is to make sure that everyone on your team is more successful
Lesson #6 – Establish SMART goals for all of your organization.
Lesson #10 – Take responsibility for your teams shortcomings and failures.
Lesson #11 – Micromanaging is the deadliest sin for a manager.
Lesson #12 – Every action a leader takes — in or out of work — shapes his/her team
Lesson #13 – Have at least one passion outside the workplace that you pursue daily.
Lesson #14 – You gain freedom by delivering the numbers.
Lesson #15 – Advocate for your team regardless of the impact to you
Lesson # 16 – Quarterly reviews are mandatory
Lesson #17 – Identify a Leadership Mentor and Learn From Him/Her
Lesson #18 – Your soft skills will dictate your effectiveness as a leader
Lesson #19 – You must continually recognize and reward your team
Lesson #20 – Share meals with your team on a regular basis.
Lesson #21 – A leader must make execution their primary focus
Lesson #22 – Ensure that processes exist for and are used by all key business functions.
Lesson #23 – Enforce the principles of the doctrine of completed staff work.
Lesson #24 – The physical environment in the workplace is critical to your team
Lesson #25 – Encourage failure early and often.
Lesson #26 – A disciplined team will always outperform the competition.
Lesson #27 – You will have more success asking questions than telling people what to do
Lesson #28 – A leader applies different styles depending on the situation he/she is faced with
Lesson #29 – You need to have a set of values that you publicly proclaim live by at all times.
Lesson #30 – Remember to say thank you often.
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