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Leadership Lesson: The 7-Habits for Leaders
By Paul | January 2, 2008
–Managing Yourself, Leading Others, Unleashing Potential
Habit 1 – Be Proactive
o Use your resourcefulness and initiative (R&I) to break the barriers to results. See alternatives, not roadblocks. Focus on your Circle of Influence (what you CAN control) rather than your Circle of Concern (what you CANNOT control).
Habit 2 – Begin With the End in Mind
o Make the great contribution you are capable of making. Define the contribution you want to make in a contribution statement. Let this statement drive everything you do.
Habit 3 – Put First Things First
o Focus on a few “Wildly Important Goals” and track your progress. Organize and execute around your highest priorities. Focus on the important not just the urgent. Spend time on the not-urgent, important tasks and relationships.
Habit 4 – Think Win-Win
o Make Win-Win Performance Agreements to motivate superb performance. Don’t manage your people. Set expectations together and let them manage themselves. No involvement = no commitment.
Habit 5 – Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
o Practice Empathic Listening and give honest, accurate feedback. Take the time to understand the real issues and to give people candid feedback.
Habit 6 – Synergize
o Always seek the Third Alternative – the truly creative solution or decision. Constantly seek for something better – it’s not your way or my way, it’s a higher way. Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw
o Unleash the potential of your team members by tapping the “whole person.” Treat people as human beings – not just as “human resources.”
The 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders
1. Inspire Trust - Character & competence = credibility and trust
2. Clarify Purpose
o If a clear and compelling purpose exists, people will volunteer their best efforts
o Clarify Team Purpose – What is our “Job to be done”?
3. Align Systems
o Enduring success is in the systems. Focus on a few “WIGS”. Act on Lead Measures. Create a cadence of accountability. Keep a compelling scorecard.
4. Unleash Talent – Release the talent and passion of our team towards our highest priorities. To ignite the talent and passion of others, you must be fully engaged yourself.
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