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If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.

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Vision is knowing who you are, where you’re going, and what will guide your journey.
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Future Guide Journey Vision Yourself
Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.
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Empowerment Let Go Success
Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.
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Business Connection Dignity Feeling Goal Inspirational Job
Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.
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Focus Important People Result Yourself
Successful organizations have one common central focus: Customers.
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Focus Success
For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
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Inspirational Leadership Positive
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
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Action Worth
Real communication happens when people feel safe.
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Communication Feeling People Reality Safety Thinking
As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.
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Important Leadership Relationship Yourself
As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there.
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Business Important Management Presence
Everyday do something in relation to everything that’s important to you.
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Everyday Important Relationship Yourself
Before something can become a habit it must first be practiced as a discipline.
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Discipline Habit Inspirational Leadership
Too many leaders act as if the sheep. Their people are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.
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Humility Inspirational Leadership Responsibility
Positive thinkers get positive results because they are not afraid of problems.
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Fear Problem Results Thinking
Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly.
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Light Serious Yourself
Asking for other’s guidance helps you see what you may not be able to see. It’s always important to check your ego and ask for help.
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Ego Help Important See

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