Don’t micromanage your team. Manage your own responsibilities

• Leaders who are not self-aware find it hard to lead.
• To lead others, you must first lead yourself.
• Leaders must be accountable, disciplined and patient as well as being good followers.
• Leadership requires selflessly guiding others. 
• Smart leaders play to their...

“As leaders, we think that when people leave our team or organization, it has little to do with us. In reality we are often the reason.”

For positive relationships, avoid these mistakes. 

• “People quit leaders who devalue them” – Show people you respect and appreciate the...

1. “Learn followership” – You can’t learn to “lead well” if you don’t learn to “follow well.”
2. “Develop self-discipline” – Those who cultivate this kind of self-discipline grow in their ability to exercise authority over others as well. You are a King, y...

“No leader can be too self-aware. The better you know and manage yourself, the better you will be able to lead and serve your team.”

“Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. ” (former IBM chairman Thomas J. Watson)

The mature path is to learn from errors and from these leadership tips.

• “Choose focus over further exploration” – Some leaders are dilettantes
• “Choose personal growth over immediate gratification”
• “Put your team ahead of your career advancement”
• “Handle criticis...

• “Judge your leadership by the success of your team” – Good leaders make things better
• “Take the longer road that leads to higher leadership”
• “Listen more than you talk” – When people speak to you, pay attention. Don’t get distracted or fidgety. Focus on them.
• “Credit ...

“Good leaders are facilitators of success. They use their talents and influence to clear the way for their team members and help them succeed.”