The people who work with you as their manager will look to you as one of their sources of wisdom.
Empowerment requires a major shift in attitude. The most crucial place that this shift must occur is in the heart of every leader.
In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses – only results.
The best way to develop responsibility in people is to give them responsibility.
Knowing where you are going is the first step to getting there.
Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.
Start your day with good intentions and set yourself up for a good attitude. It’s not what happens to you that matters but how you respond.
You have the power to help people become winners.
Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
Vision is knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide your journey.
Effective team leaders adjust their style to provide what the group can’t provide for itself.
Congratulations offer more potential than cash. The amount of available cash is limited, but managers have an unlimited supply of congratulations. It’s important to pay people fairly, but managers also should heap on congratulations and feed people’s souls.
Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.
Real communication happens when people feel safe.
As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there.
People who feel good about themselves produce good results.
The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.
What we give our attention to, grows.