Leadership Ideals

We talk about the ideals we want to see in teams that have good leadership. Well, what are those ideals? -- BobbyWoolf, 08/26/00

• GoodLeadersCanAdmitMistakes
• GoodLeadersWalkCarefully
• CovenantalRelationships -- Employers and employees must agree on how they want the team to work, otherwise the employees find new employers
• EmPowerment/GetOutOfTheWay -- get the right people, make them happy, turn them loose
• InventoryGoesHomeAtNight -- Company's value is in its employees, not its assets
• HumanInteractions -- people must work well together
• AssignProblemsNotTasks -- Avoid micromanaging
• PraiseBasedLeadership -- Encourage "good behavior"
• AcceptedResponsibility -- Let people choose what they work on
• CoachingLeadership -- Guide the team, don't play the game for them