Leadership
As leaders, instill in yourself the above values and you will experience much success in life!
- Motivating others to do what they should be doing, rather than what they want to be doing.
Eight Principles of Leading People. From Leading People: Transforming People from the Inside Out by Robert H. Rosen, Ph.D., Viking Books, 1996.
These principles are consistently found in the best leaders in society. When woven together in an appropriate way, people are lifted to new accomplishments in a unified way. Goals are achieved, cooperation is optimized, and satisfaction levels are high.
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VISION: Leaders see the big picture and are able to communicate their perspective to others. This creates a common purpose that mobilizes people and coordinates their efforts into a single, coherent enterprise.
TRUST: Without trust, vision becomes an empty slogan. Trust binds people together, creating a strong resilient organization. To build trust, leaders are predictable and share information and power.
PARTICIPATION: The energy of an organization is the participation and effort of its people. The leader’s challenge is to unleash and focus this energy, inspiring people at every level of the enterprise to pitch in with their minds and hearts.
LEARNING: Leaders need a deep understanding of themselves. They must know their strengths and shortcomings, which requires a lifelong process of discovery, and they must be able to adapt to new circumstances. So too with their organization. It must promote constant innovation, and the leaders must encourage their people to refresh their skills and renew their spirits.
DIVERSITY: Successful leaders know the power of diversity and the poison of prejudice. They understand their own biases, and they actively cultivate an appreciation of the positive aspects of people’s differences. In their organizations, they insist on a culture of mutual respect.
CREATIVITY: In a world where smart solutions outpace excessive work, creativity is crucial. Leaders pay close attention to people’s talents, leaning on their strengths and managing around their weaknesses. They encourage independent, challenging thinking, and they invest in technologies that facilitate the efforts of their people.
INTEGRITY: A leader must stand for something. As a public citizen and a private person, she or he knows what is important in life and acts by deep-seated principles. Every wise leader has a moral compass, a sense of right and wrong. Good leaders understand that good ethics is good business.
COMMUNITY: Community is mutual commitment, and it inspires the highest performance. It’s human nature to go the extra mile for one’s neighbors and fellow citizens, and a mature leader stresses the organization’s responsibility to the surrounding society. A leader also acts as a steward of the natural environment.
Eight Principles of Leading People. From Leading People: Transforming People from the Inside Out by Robert H. Rosen, Ph.D., Viking Books, 1996.
These principles are consistently found in the best leaders in society. When woven together in an appropriate way, people are lifted to new accomplishments in a unified way. Goals are achieved, cooperation is optimized, and satisfaction levels are high.
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VISION: Leaders see the big picture and are able to communicate their perspective to others. This creates a common purpose that mobilizes people and coordinates their efforts into a single, coherent enterprise.
TRUST: Without trust, vision becomes an empty slogan. Trust binds people together, creating a strong resilient organization. To build trust, leaders are predictable and share information and power.
PARTICIPATION: The energy of an organization is the participation and effort of its people. The leader’s challenge is to unleash and focus this energy, inspiring people at every level of the enterprise to pitch in with their minds and hearts.
LEARNING: Leaders need a deep understanding of themselves. They must know their strengths and shortcomings, which requires a lifelong process of discovery, and they must be able to adapt to new circumstances. So too with their organization. It must promote constant innovation, and the leaders must encourage their people to refresh their skills and renew their spirits.
DIVERSITY: Successful leaders know the power of diversity and the poison of prejudice. They understand their own biases, and they actively cultivate an appreciation of the positive aspects of people’s differences. In their organizations, they insist on a culture of mutual respect.
CREATIVITY: In a world where smart solutions outpace excessive work, creativity is crucial. Leaders pay close attention to people’s talents, leaning on their strengths and managing around their weaknesses. They encourage independent, challenging thinking, and they invest in technologies that facilitate the efforts of their people.
INTEGRITY: A leader must stand for something. As a public citizen and a private person, she or he knows what is important in life and acts by deep-seated principles. Every wise leader has a moral compass, a sense of right and wrong. Good leaders understand that good ethics is good business.
COMMUNITY: Community is mutual commitment, and it inspires the highest performance. It’s human nature to go the extra mile for one’s neighbors and fellow citizens, and a mature leader stresses the organization’s responsibility to the surrounding society. A leader also acts as a steward of the natural environment.
