1) A wise leader is a creative strategist who knows when and how to adjust his team according to the changes up ahead.   A wise leader has an:

Operational plan – sequence of operations to be performed,   Communication plan – how you will maintain the flow of information,   Logistic plan – how you will manage transportation of people and goods,   Financial plan – how you will finance the business and payroll.

2) A wise leader doesn't allow arrogance, ignorance, pride, ego and misguided ambitions get in the way of excellence in leadership.  When leaders are willing to hear and see the viewpoints of others they are showing their team that they are more interested in getting it right than in being right.

3) "Praise loudly, blame softly." (Catherine the Great).  A wise leader earns respect and trust among your people.   Always give your team the credit for achievements and successes.  Provide honest feedback.   Praise their successes publicly, and privately give constructive criticism to help them learn from their mistakes

4)  As a leader you must know yourself.   Know your own strengths and weaknesses, so that you can build the best team around you.   Leadership requires competence, confidence, and the fortitude to withstand loneliness.

5) Exemplary leaders keep people and projects on course by consistently behaving according to these values and by modeling the behaviors that they expect from others. They plan thoroughly and divide projects into achievable steps, thus creating opportunities for small wins. Through their focus on key priorities, such leaders make it easier for others to achieve goals.

6) Good leaders innovate, experiment, and explore ways to improve their organizations.   Great executives view mistakes as learning experiences and are prepared to meet any challenges that confront them.  Instead of punishing or covering  up discovered errors, they put the mistake to work to learn and improve performance and productivity.

7) Use people's names often.

8) Build prestige into jobs by giving titles.

9) It's nice to be important, but important to be nice.  Be courteous, respectful and approachable.

10) Understand that tougher competition will require more effective learning, broader empowerment, and greater commitment from everyone in the company.   The key to better performance is better communication.

11) Clarify your expectations of members and their expectations of you.  Keep members informed.  Involve members in goal setting and decision making.

12)  Use team building activities (off-site training, focus groups, vacations, retreats, sports) to re-energize your group and strengthen loyalty and commitment.

13) Motivation comes from inner needs, drives and goals. As a leader, your task in motivating others is to tap into these and supply a channel for their fulfillment. The individual members must do the rest.   Learn the working style of your team members so you can place them in optimal positions to maximize their gifts, talents, education and skills.

a) your explorer types like to experiment and seek ideas and do not like boredom and repetitive tasks.

b) your artist types like transforming and creating ideas that the explorer finds.

c) your judge types develop the ideas from the artist, evaluate their merits, suggests how they can be improved or further developed and implemented.

d) your task types get the job done and is usually remain focused instead daydreaming.

d) the warrior types implement the ideas approved by the judge requiring persistence and determination.

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