The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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The infamous they.
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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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