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Alwayslistentowhatyourteamhastosay,evenif
youdontlikeit.
2.Communicateasefficientlyaspossible.Makeyourexpectationsandfeelingsclear,
intheappropriatemediumasoftenaspossible.
3.Talkless.Sometimessayingnothingisbetterthansayingjustanything.
4.Beanexample.Bethetypeofpersonyouwantyourteammemberstobe.
5.Bepassionate.Ifyouarentpassionateaboutyourbusiness,youreinthewrong
business.
6.Beconsistent.Beconsistentinyourbehaviorssoyourteamknowswhattoexpect
fromyou.
7.Makefirmdecisions.Dontleavethingsundecidedforlong,anddontwaverabouta
decisiononceyouvemadeit.
8.Identifymentorsandrolemodels.Findpeopleyoucanlookuptoandlearnfrom,
andfollowthemclosely.
9.Interfereonlywhennecessary.Ifyoutrustyourteamtodogoodwork,dont
interfereunlessabsolutelynecessary.
10.Knowyourlimits.Dontextendyourselfbeyondyourmeans.
11.Knowyourstrengths.Ifyouregoodatresolvingdisputes,stepinandresolve
themasoftenaspossible.
12.Knowyourweaknesses.Iftheressomethingyourenotgoodat,admitit,andwork
onit.
13.Dontmakeexcuses.Ifyoumakeamistake,takeownershipofitanddontpassthe
blametosomeoneorsomethingelse.
14.Accepttheunforeseen.Youcantcontrolorpredicteverything.
15.Chooseyourpartnerscarefully.Workonlywithpeopleyoucancountonandtrust.
16.Dogood.Commityourselftobeingagoodpersonandgivingbacktothecommunity
whenpossible.
17.Meetnewpeopleallthetime.Takeeveryopportunitytoexpandyournetworkand
exposeyourselftonewexperiencesandperspectives.
18.Stayintouchwithyouremotions.Dontbearobotletyourselffeel.
19.Temperyourreactions.Holdbackyourreactionsuntilyouhaveamomenttoclarify
yourinternalthoughtsandfeelings.
20.Havefun.Takethetimetohavefunwithyourteam.
21.Researcheverything.Beforemakingadecision,knowtheprosandconsdoyour
homework.
22.Thinkeverythingthrough.Neverexclusivelytrustyourinstinctsorfirstreactions.
23.Chooseyourteamcarefully.Hireonlythoseyoucantrusttogetthejobdone(and
togetalongwithothers,aswell).
24.Prioritizeyourteam.Yourteamiseverything.Givethemwhatevertheyneedto
succeed.
25.Behumble.Dontgetbigheadedaboutyourwealth,influenceorpositionasa
leader.
26.Forgivemistakes.Everyonemakesthem.
27.Forgiveyourself.Dontbeatyourselfuptoomuchoveranything.Moveon.
28.Berational.Makedecisionslogically.
29.Bereasonable.Listentodissentingopinions,andbefair.
30.Maketimeforwhatsimportant.Theresnosuchthingasnothavingtimefor
whatsreallyimportantinyourlife.Makethetime.
31.Constantlylearn.Readasmuchasyoucan,andtakeclasseswheneveryouhavethe
opportunity.
32.Improveeverything.Workonimprovingyourapproaches,yourskillsandyour
processesconstantly.
33.Nevergiveup.Dontthrowinthetowelwhenalittleextrapersistencecouldputyou
overtheedge.
34.Transformyourmethodswhennecessary.Ifsomethingisntworking,changeyour
approach.
35.Cutyourlosseswhennecessary.Ifyourefightingalosingbattle,retreatandstart
againsomewhereelse(orinanewway).
36.Learnfromyourmistakes.Trynottomakethesamemistakestwice.
37.Groundeverythingwithdata.Backupallyourdecisions,opinionsandthoughts
withhard,objectivefactsandevidence.
38.Dontignoresignsofstress.Stressisrealandcaninterferewithyourabilitytolead.
Ifitstartssettinginatabnormallevels,takeactiontoreduceorrelieveit.
39.Givefeedback.Letyourteamknowwhattheyredoingwellandwhatneedsfurther
improvement.
40.Trust,butverify.Trustyourteamtogetthingsdone,butalwaysfollowuptomake
suretheworkiscompleted.
41.Beapproachable.Letpeopleknowtheycantrustyou,andopenyourdoorto
anybodywhoneedsit.
42.Treateveryoneequally.Dontplayfavorites;itbreedsresentmentandmakesyou
appearimmatureasaleader.
43.Dontpursueclosepersonalrelationshipswiththeteam.Beonfriendlyterms,but
donttrytobebestfriendswitheverybody.Yourealeader,firstandforemost.
44.Gettheteamtogether.Useteambuildingexercisesorotherexcusestogetyour
teammemberstalkingwithoneotherandhavingfuntogether.
45.Returnfavors.Ifsomeonehelpsyou,makeityourresponsibilitytopaybackthe
favorevenifitsyearslater.
46.Dontburnbridges.Nevercutacontactcompletelyoutofyourlife.
47.Stayintouch.Ifteammembersleaveorchangeroles,stayincontactwiththem.
48.Dontsacrificeyourpersonallife.Yourpersonallifeisnecessarytoretainyourown
mentalhealth.Neversacrificeitforthesakeofleadershiporprofessionalresponsibilities.
49.Enjoyleadership.Trynottostresstoomuchaboutbeingaleader.Instead,enjoyall
thebenefitsitoffers.
50.Takeadvicewithagrainofsalt.Evenwiththese50rules!Becausenobodyknows
everything,andnoonepieceofadviceappliestoallsituations.