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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.

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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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Planning Simplicity Team Understand
As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Goodness Leadership Problem Success
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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Acceptance Generosity Life Myself Philosophy
Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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Direction Leader Problem Struggle
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Get after it.
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Inspirational One Liner
Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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Leadership Problem Try
Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
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Discipline Expectation Motivational
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
People do not follow robots.
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People Technology
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team

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