Guiding Principles For Leadership That Works

There are almost as many leadership theories as there are would-be practitioners.

Many of those theories—or call them frameworks or philosophies—have excellent underpinnings.

I’ve found that, regardless of the latest leadership formula you may choose to try, a few simple guiding principles can always be helpful.

Keep it simple. Go back to basics.

The stones in the Jefferson Memorial were deteriorating badly. The initial, knee-jerk plan was to replace the stones with fresh ones hauled up from...