1. Dan Zimbardi
Guiding Principles on Leadership

2. Leadership is Stewardship
Leaders Make the Tough Decisions

3. Great Leaders know when &
how to Punch & Hug
Recognizing the tension between encouragement & discipline

4. Lead like Jesus,
serve those around you
Don’t Lord over your team, come underneath and serve them

5. Find the solution while
everyone else talks about the
problem
Take a critical eye to your performance, your team and the organization

6. Its all about the team!
Hire & promote people that are
bigger, faster & stronger than you
“A players higher A’s, B’s hire C’s, Cs hire.........” Jim Miller Google

7. Put your teams interest ahead
of your own

8. People support what they
create

9. Know when to get involved &
know when to get out of the way

10. Empower = Giving authority
not delegating tasks

11. Leaders spend their time thinking
about strategy & tactical execution

12. Leaders listen, prioritize, & act
Know what’s important to your boss, organization, team & customers

13. Dan Zimbardi
Danz@sandalschurch.com