Key ideas based on Brian Johnson's PhilosopherNotes:
5 Practices of Leaders
#1) Model the Way - know yourself, act in congruence with your values. Be the future you want to create.
#2) Inspire a Shared Vision
#3) Challenge the Process- embrace the challenge of the journey to your vision and enjoy it (Growth lies just outside your comfort
zone).
#4) Enable Others to Act- leaders can't do it all themselves. Empower others to act.
#5) Encourage the Heart - Love what you do. Love the people you do it with. Love the people you do it for.
Credibility = Foundation of Leadership
Credible people are Honest, Forward-Looking, Competent, Inspiring (they make the people they lead feel empowered).
Do What You Say You are Going to Do
“Even though leaders have grand visions about the future, they get there one step at a time, building momentum as well as the strength and resolve to continue forward along the journey.”
Vision, Vision, Vision
"Visions are about ideals. They’re about hopes, dreams, and aspirations. They’re about the strong desire to achieve something great. They’re ambitious. They’re expressions of optimism. Can you imagine a leader enlisting others in a cause by saying, ‘I’d like you to join me in doing the ordinary’? Not likely. Visions stretch people to imagine exciting possibilities, breakthrough technologies, and revolutionary social change.”
As Always, Love is the Key
“Of all the things that sustain a leader over time, love is the most lasting. It’s hard to imagine leaders getting up day after day, putting in the long hours and hard work it takes to get extraordinary things done, without having their hearts in it."