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But later he took me aside and explained that the title of captain would merely give me a platform to display my leadership abilities. It did not guarantee that the players would follow me. He said earning that would be my responsibility.
“Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic behaviors to advance your own personal interest, then people have every right to be cynical. But if your leadership flows first and foremost from inner character and integrity of ambition, then you can justly ask people to lend themselves to your organization and its mission.”
leaders are always taking people somewhere. They aren’t static. If there is no journey, there is no leadership.
Good leadership is about walking beside people and helping them to climb up the hill with you.
Because it is impossible to be successful with people who give the least.
“You can buy a man’s time; you can buy his physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of his skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm… you cannot buy loyalty… you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.”
when Marines go into battle, they know who’s in charge. The chain of command has already been clearly established. Nobody needs a reminder of it. But not wearing symbols of rank also sends a clear message from leaders to followers: we are all in this together. We live or die together, regardless of rank.
Take the time to write a note or an e-mail to thank that person and express the positive impact leading has had on your life.
Begin by looking for value in every person you lead. Then go out of your way to communicate how much you value each person.
People are the most appreciable asset of any organization. You must be certain to treat them that way.
Good leaders don’t have all the answers, but do enlist and empower people who will find the answers needed.
people go along with leaders they get along with.
