10 Best Practices
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Practice #1: Align the Core Values
The first quantum shift for leaders to make in their thinking is to recognize the importance of aligning everyone around the company’s core values.
Practice #2: Sharpen the Focus
It is not good enough to communicate a vague sense of direction—to talk, for example, about being the world leader in your industry. People want a more…
Practice #3: Lead Through Others
To understand the difference between a great company and a mediocre one, take a look at its people. Do they know their roles?
Practice #4: Manage Decisions Well
Decisions are the day-to-day inputs and outputs of an organization. To build trust, leaders must build systems that result in good…
Practice #5: Start With Yourself
Leaders need to display four personal qualities to build high levels of trust among the people around them.
Practice #6: Accelerate the Pace of Change
In a time of accelerating change, people need to learn quickly and adapt quickly. It’s the leader’s job to put the necessary systems in place to do that.
Practice #7: Stimulate Creative Flow
Effective leaders understand the connection between work and happiness—and create workplaces in which people are encouraged to innovate an..
Practice #8: Spread Systems Thinking
To achieve a leadership culture, the power of systems thinking needs to spread throughout the organization.
Practice #9: Multiply the Communication
To build trust and generate spark, you need to multiply the patterns of communication throughout the organization.
Practice #10: Ask Powerful Questions
Leaders need to assume responsibility for making change happen— both in themselves and in the people around them.