- Create internal mechanisms that force you to make changes long before you have to.
- A strong leader is always thinking ahead – anticipating – ready with solutions when problems arise.
- Let “No” Be a Bigger Part of Your Vocabulary
- Effective leaders are relentless about clearing items off their to do list. What’s more, it helps them control their time.
- Make your office as an Idea Factory
- Take care of your relationships and the money will take care of itself.
- Brilliant things happen when you go the extra mile for every single customer.
- Make Customer Service Everyone’s Job
- The bigger the dream, the more important the team.
- Leave Your Schedule Open
- True leaders place a great deal of emphasis on culture and shared values.
- The purpose of work is to help people. The other rewards are inevitable by-products of this singular focus.
- Let Employees Come and Go as They Please
- Make the Important Calls Yourself
- In the new world of business, everyone’s part of the leadership team.
- Clear, concise communication is invaluable
- If you have a geographically dispersed workforce, communication and facetime are key
- Leadership is the art of mobilizing others toward shared aspirations
- In the new world of business, everyone works in Human Resources.
- The antidote to deep change is daily learning. Investing in your professional and personal development is the smartest investment you can make. Period.
- Read magazines you don’t usually read. Talk to people who you don’t usually speak to. Go to places you don’t commonly visit. Disrupt your thinking so it stays fresh + hungry + brilliant.Leadership traits can create a virtuous cycle for the firm’s management, employees, clients, stakeholders, and others.
- If you’re not thinking for yourself, you’re following – not leading.
- Ethical leadership calls for morals, fairness, caring, sharing, no false promises or unreasonable demands on others
- The best leaders are inspiring, coaching and impelling their team to higher levels of accomplishment and growth.
- Remember that the things that get scheduled are the things that get done.
- Express enthusiasm for fresh ideas while keeping improvements to yourself.
- People want to be inspired to pursue a vision. It’s your job to give it to them.
- Smart leaders build bench strength
- Copying what your competition is doing just leads to being second best.
