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“If your actions inspire others
to dream more, learn more, do
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… you are a leader.”

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7. COURAGE
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“I learned that courage was not the
absence of fear, but the triumph
over it. The brave man is not he who
does not feel afraid, but he who
conquers that fear.”
~Nelson Mandela

9. COMPASSION
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“People want leaders who care
about them…
“People respond much better, work
harder, produce more and create
more new ideas when they know
that their leaders care.”
~from THE SENSEI LEADER

11. WISDOM
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“Wisdom is knowledge and
experience…
~from THE SENSEI LEADER
…tempered by awareness.”

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14. 1. Never limit yourself to one
leadership style…
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16. “Steal my art …”
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~Master T.T. Liang

17. “In primary freedom, one
utilizes all ways and is
bound by none …
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~Bruce Lee

18. … and likewise uses any
techniques or means
which serves one’s end.”
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~Bruce Lee

19. What is the greatest
barrier to growth &
progress?
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20. “We’ve always done it
that way.”
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21. “Tradition should inform,
not limit our response …”
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22. “You honor tradition by
borrowing the best of it––
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~THE SENSEI LEADER
not by hanging yourself
with it.”

23. 2. Be tough-
yet compassionate…
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25. RESPECT
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26. 3. Commit yourself to personal
& professional Mastery…
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27. “The purpose of training is to tighten
up the slack, toughen the body and
polish the spirit.”
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~Morihei Ueshiba

28. Autonomy
Mastery
Purpose
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~Dan Pink

29. Mastery:
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Control of individual talents
Earns greater autonomy
Is a purpose in itself

30. “Mastering others is strength.
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Mastering yourself is true power.”
~Lao Tzu

31. “Your commitment and willingness
to improve becomes a powerful force
that inspires others––“
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

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“Perfection is NOT a destination…
…it’s a never-ending process!”

33. 4. Be confident, yet humble.
Lead by example…
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“When the people are not in awe of
your majesty–– then great majesty
has been achieved.”
~Lao Tzu

35. “Confidence is NOT surety
of an outcome.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

36. “True confidence is a
product of training and
preparation.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

37. Marcus
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38. “A leader leads by example––
not by force.”
~Sun Tzu
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39. “People follow examples
much more enthusiastically
than they do orders …
Walk the walk!”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

40. 5. Be flexible, adaptable and
comfortable with uncertainty…
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41. ~General George S. Patton
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“Prepare for the unknown by
studying how others in the past have
coped with the unforeseeable and
the unpredictable.”

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Training
Preparation
Tactics

43. • Opposition
• Deflection
• Leverage
• Borrowing
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• Harmony

44. 6. Be a skilled communicator…
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“… just 34% of consumers
worldwide view business chiefs as
effective leaders …

46. ~Research from Ketchum
Reported by Chad Brooks, FOXBusiness.com
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“… only 35% believe they are
effective communicators.”

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“Who you are as a leader becomes
reality in the minds and hearts of
others through what you say,
how you say it…”
~THE SENSEI LEADER

48. Don’t be an “Undercover Boss”
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49. “…build a culture of sincere interest
and insist that supervisors spend
time understanding the needs,
desires and motivations of the
people directly in their care.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

50. “Be honest. Enough said.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

51. 7. Be a dedicated teacher, coach
and mentor…
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52. “Leaders don’t create followers…
…they create more leaders.”
~Tom Peters
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53. “In many modern situations, the
most appropriate leader
is one who can lead others
to lead themselves …”
~Charles Manz and Henry Sims
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54. “We call this powerful NEW kind of
leadership, SuperLeadership.TM”
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55. “A leader is best when people barely
know he exists …”
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56. “When is work is done, his aim
fulfilled, they will say––
we did it ourselves.”
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~Lao Tzu

57. “The SuperLeader becomes ‘super’
through the talents and capabilities
of others.”
~Manz and Sims
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58. “Another critical area of
development for CEOs was
mentoring skills––developing
internal talent.”
~Stanford University Study
cited from Institute of Organization Development
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59. “… they started calling me––
Master.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

60. 8. Lead by sharing…
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61. “The wise man does not lay up his
own treasures …
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62. “The more he gives to others, the
more he has for his own.”
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~Lao Tzu

63. “You grow as a leader, and as a
person, in direct proportion to what
you’re willing to share with others.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

64. Power: Your ability or capacity
to act or perform effectively.
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65. “… power is an expandable pie, not a
fixed sum …
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~Shelley Kirkpatrick & Edwin Locke

66. “… effective leaders give power to
others as a means of increasing their
own power …
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67. “Effective leaders do not see power
as something that is competed for
but rather as something that can be
distributed to followers without
detracting from their own power.”
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68. “You expand your power as a leader
by expanding the power of your
followers.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

69. “Stay DOWN!”
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70. “Leadership is sharing––
a leader shares.”
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~THE SENSEI LEADER

71. “…you lead PEOPLE.”
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72. Learn more…
Listen more…
Fear less.
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