Everyone agrees that a good leader should be fair and just…and even monkeys understand the concept. But what is “fair and just”? Living the Golden Rule, avoiding double standards, and following some standard criteria for decision making will help us develop the leadership trait of fairness and justness.
Setting goals can be the first step of turning dreams into reality. We’ll see more success when we set the right goals properly and use these principles to achieve them.
Leaders make things matter when they enable relatedness and show that they care.
Leadership is a matter of ☯ intelligence ☯ trustworthiness ☯ humaneness ☯ courage ☯ discipline – Sun Zi (Sun Tzu) Art of War Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence
Many of us work for companies that display their mission statement or vision…so why shouldn’t we articulate our own purpose to give us direction and increase our success?
We can’t shrink from looking below the surface just because we’re too lazy or too afraid to find something we don’t like. When things are going well is exactly the time to anticipate our future.
Understanding the invisible biochemical processes going on inside ourselves and others helps us explain the visible behaviors that affect teamwork and productivity. We can also take steps to positively influence biofeedback loops.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is not only observing how success
For people to trust you, they must perceive that you have good intentions. Try these three methods to pave a road of good intentions to increased trust.
Trust is like a forest, requiring years of nourishment and care to produce its benefits, but vulnerable to careless acts. Integrity forms the roots of trust, and can be built with these practical activities.
