2. Put Courage First- Brave men conquer fear
Be Mentally Tough-Carry on against odds
Discipline Yourself-Do what you need to do
Value Your Character-Doing what’s right
Project Confidence-Good Posture & Eye
Contact, watch hands, dress properly
Get Passionate about your enthusiasm-
Optimism , Control Emotions, Be Objective
3. Be Patient-Retain Perspectives , Be
Persuasive
Be a Warm Touch-Take Genuine interest in
others , Smile & look Pleased, Body Language
Develop Yourself or Get Left Behind-When
you stop learning, you start dying, Self-
Development, Keep Learning Log, Delve into
other peoples’ experience
Work to Live –Live to work- Work Life
Balance, No one size fits all, There is no such
thing as free lunch
4. Transform Abstract to Concrete-Be the
change you want to see , Dream & Motivate
Followers
Lead but don’t forget to manage-
Management is Doing Things Right,
Leadership is doing the right things
Lead to Bring about Climate Change-
Coercive, Authoritative, Affiliative
,Democratic , Pace-setting & Coaching
Leadership
5. Be Confident as a Strong Leader- Love
Challenges, Be cool under pressure confront
difficulties, create open and honest
discussions
Have enough humility to avoid humiliation-
Confront Truth, open to other’s views
Open up to People- Smile, Be Sociable, Listen
6. Think of Forests and not Trees-View Strategy
as a Whole, Respond to Complexity of
Organizations
Avoid a Short-sighted Vision-Well-defined
Vision , Horizon, Constraints, Critical Issues
Strategy : Get it into their Heads-
Communicate, Paint Pictures , Measurable
objectives, Readymade Summary easily
understandable
7. Turn Your Strategy into Action- Put
Resources, Detailed Action Plan ,
Communicate & Monitor . In case of
obstacles, change delivery dates, tactics or
the strategy
Be a Business Expert- Analyze Opportunities
& Threats, insightful analysis of the Business
Landscape
Leaders with Business Acumen know their
territory and how to thrive in it.
8. Get Tough with Tough Decisions-Most Difficult
Decisions relate to Personal Matters (46%),
Economic &
Financing(18%),Legal(16%),Conflicts(6%).
Consider all alternatives, consult others ,
identify choices, choose appropriate timings
Deliver or Die-Recruit competent people ,
take ethical decisions , Trust and delegate
responsibility, Deal firmly with non-
performers
Mind your way through Roadblocks-Brick
Wall, Partition , Paper Wall, Mindset
9. Collaborate & Make Everybody Happy-
Collaborate with other leaders , create win
win situation, Be flexible & Clear about
common goal, clear communication, be
committed
Fight Battles worth winning- Does it lead to
your goal, make proper assessment, Don’t
fight all battles, Fight for vital issues
10. Recruit and Encourage Response-ability-
Recruit people with care, they should be
persevering type, turning bad luck into good
fortune
Respond to Underperformance-Respond with
a question, avoid emotionally driven
reactions
Negate the Negative Conflict- Manage
Expectations, look for signs of Stress, Resolve
Healthy Conflict, be clear about roles,
manage underlying tensions, encourage
passionate debate
11. Develop a Vision of Change Everyone sees-
Must be Realistic , adaptable , easy to
understand, an attractive destination worth
reaching, must be concise and conveying the
picture
Convince people of Change- why change is
needed, where it is leading and the route to
reach there, convince people of the need for
change
12. Be Sensitive to the Change Process-Denial,
Resistance, Exploration & Commitment
Maintain Momentum- Capacity, Motivation &
Focus, Must Highlight any interim success
Find Causes of Employee Resistance & Act-Fear
of Unknown , ability to change ,change fatigue ,
losing status, convincing them of the need to
change, Reassure Employees
Feedback- Watch the Ball-Identify problems
early
13. Accept Ambiguity/Absence of Information-
Plan & Think Ahead, Rarity of Perfection , Fix
your priorities right
Innovate for a Great Plan B- Brainstorming &
Mapping , SCAMPER to analyze Road Block,
Substitute , Combine, Adapt,
Modify/Magnify/Minify, Put to other uses ,
Eliminate, Rearrange
14. Get Wise to Politics-Network, Communication
, Influencing skills , observe others
Influence –Open Emotional Bank Account
(EBA)- Open EBA with colleagues , Interact
regularly, understand their objectives &
goals, look for win-win situations
Give to gain when you network- Networking
goal, build trust , ask questions, stay
positive, Be generous, Givers Gain
15. Negotiate so everyone wins-Planning, Proposal,
Debate , Bargaining, closing. Have BATNA (Best
Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement)
Listen to Learn- Test of listening is learning, ask
questions, don’t interrupt, reserve judgement
,don’t switch off
Prepare to Present-Prepare thoroughly, Practice
,Listen, Relax, Don’t fiddle , Be enthusiastic ,
Involve Audience, Deal with questions, call to
action at the end
16. Write as you Lead- Use words easily
understood, avoid slang ,Short sentences,
names be spelt correctly. As you write, so
you lead
Some are destined to succeed, some are
determined to succeed
It is not enough to stare up the steps, we
must step up the stairs
17. Build an Empowered Team-Delegate power to
decide, ensure access to information,acess
to resources, belief in making a difference,
sense of accountability, self organizing
Stretch the Team-give them real challenges ,
stretch goals, find what motivates them, get
them deeply involved, bring them to your
world
18. Challenge your Team’s thinking- They should consider
all alternatives, Play Devil’s Advocate, Take Outside
Views
Mentor your Leaders-in-waiting-Develop their ability
to think for themselves
Trust the Virtual Team- set ground rules, video
conferencing, time zones, understand cultures, be
consistent in your rewards & recognitions, equal
weightages to all members
Inject Life into the Videoconferencing- Effective
voice , introduce purpose of the meeting , Remind
Ground Rules , make it democratic , let everyone
participate
19. If you are not fired with Enthusiasm, you
will be fired with Enthusiasm
--- Vince Lombardl, American Foot ball
Coach