2. Getting Familiar With Design Principles

You can’t pretend to be an authentic leader for long because people will eventually sense the lack of authenticity, and ultimately you will not gain the trust of your teammates.

If you are real and genuine people will see you as trustworthy and willing to learn, ...

If you made a fool out of yourself and real harm was done, plan to follow up with the person involved.

Be prepared to make amends. For example, "I feel bad about spilling my drink on your dress, and I'd love to have it dry cleaned for you." You'll come across as having good interpersonal s...

• If you’re starting a business, use first principles to build a product or service that’s fundamentally better than the competition.
• If your day is too busy, first principles thinking could help you get everything done in less time and with less stress.
• If you...