The Truth
Monday, May 18th, 2009
There are those who believe that leadership has to be a product of new thinking. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is fundamental leadership tenets don’t change. These tenets are about how to lead. The personal characteristics of integrity, respect for others and good judgment are pre-requisites to leading. A leader does not get out of the starting blocks without these personal characteristics. The tenets may be identified differently, embellished, but the truth is everything one would need to know to lead in these uncertain times can be rolled up into the following six simple truths:
- It’s About Them
- Relationships
- Team
- Everything Matters
- Communicate A LOT
- Self-Care is Essential; Not Selfish
If there is a failure in any one of these areas, there will surely be a failure to lead of some sort at some point. The good news is that these are all executable and it doesn’t take multiple advanced degrees and 40 years of experience to understand these basic truths.