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10 Commandments
of a Change Leader
by Björn Wahlroos at Rytminmuutos event in November 2015
Source: http://rytminmuutos.fi/2016/02/08/muutosjohtajan-10-kaskya/@TiinaKiia
Do not attend
leadership seminars
You will not learn leadership by attending
seminars, that’s for sure.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Concentrate on
execution,
not on strategy
It is a mistake to spend hours in strategy
meetings, endlessly refining meaningless
strtaegies.
The only thing that matters, is execution.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Know your business
A good generalist leader does not exist.
A good leader always knows their
business area. Leadership is not an
intrinsic value that generates similar
success when transferred from one
business to a completely different one.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Lead by example –
demonstrate that you
know your business
Leading by example does not mean
having luch at the same canteen with
everyone else. Leading by example
means that you know your job and do it.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Take risks in
communication,
not in business
Create an interesting image of yourself,
even in a boring environment.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
If you think something
should be done
– do it immediately
When in doubt about an employee, and
thinking whether you should find
someone else for that job, do it
immediately.
If you end up waiting for 6, 9, or 12
months too see, you will eventually realize
it should have been done right away.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Always hire the best
people
It is much more fun to be displaced to an
early retirement by people more
competent than you, than have to close
the business because of incompetent
people running it.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Do not beat around
the bush and delegate
– make decisions
Employees need a leader who knows
how to pull the whole company out of
trouble. A good leader knows how to use
the tools of their staff, otherwise no-one
will follow at the time of a crisis.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia
Never read
leadership books
They are completely useless.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
@TiinaKiia

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10 Commandments of a Change Leader

  • 1. 10 Commandments of a Change Leader by Björn Wahlroos at Rytminmuutos event in November 2015 Source: http://rytminmuutos.fi/2016/02/08/muutosjohtajan-10-kaskya/@TiinaKiia
  • 2. Do not attend leadership seminars You will not learn leadership by attending seminars, that’s for sure. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 3. Concentrate on execution, not on strategy It is a mistake to spend hours in strategy meetings, endlessly refining meaningless strtaegies. The only thing that matters, is execution. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 4. Know your business A good generalist leader does not exist. A good leader always knows their business area. Leadership is not an intrinsic value that generates similar success when transferred from one business to a completely different one. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 5. Lead by example – demonstrate that you know your business Leading by example does not mean having luch at the same canteen with everyone else. Leading by example means that you know your job and do it. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 6. Take risks in communication, not in business Create an interesting image of yourself, even in a boring environment. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 7. If you think something should be done – do it immediately When in doubt about an employee, and thinking whether you should find someone else for that job, do it immediately. If you end up waiting for 6, 9, or 12 months too see, you will eventually realize it should have been done right away. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 8. Always hire the best people It is much more fun to be displaced to an early retirement by people more competent than you, than have to close the business because of incompetent people running it. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 9. Do not beat around the bush and delegate – make decisions Employees need a leader who knows how to pull the whole company out of trouble. A good leader knows how to use the tools of their staff, otherwise no-one will follow at the time of a crisis. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia
  • 10. Never read leadership books They are completely useless. Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader @TiinaKiia