“Leadership is the ability to get results.”
René Vidal
1 – Be likable and believable.
Being liked is not the same as being popular.
Leaders who strive to be popular compromise their decision-making. They don’t last very long.
Credibility wins, and everyone loves a winner.
2 – Play to people’s strengths.
Leaders are in the positioning business.
Leveraging what your team does best gets you quicker to the goal.
Playing from weakness or constant discomfort leads to underachievement and burnout.
3 – Collaborate on worthy goals.
As the leader, the vision is yours and long-term. You are responsible.
From a team perspective, the best goals are shared and achieved daily.
Collaboration breeds ownership. Your players are accountable.
4 – Create a winning culture.
What you do daily represents your true value structure.
Is everyone working hard?
Is everyone having fun?
5 – Be a great cheerleader.
The days of the grim leader who rarely doles out compliments are over.
Enthusiasm inspires.
Capitalize on opportunities to build your team up. Do it with passion.
6 – Set clear expectations.
Assumption and ambiguity are the death of communication.
Teach clearly and specifically.
How concise and compelling is your message?
7 – Embody the mission.
The more your team sees you “fired up”…
the more they will be “on fire”…
blazing trails to superior results.
