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Have a heart […]","datePublished":"2023-07-10","dateModified":"2023-03-01","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/algorithmforlife.com\/author\/algorithmlife\/#Person","name":"algorithmlife","url":"https:\/\/algorithmforlife.com\/author\/algorithmlife\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d9ce54bf7884db06c868d4c3d9f401d81cecc940d6403409642a6a34d06caa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d9ce54bf7884db06c868d4c3d9f401d81cecc940d6403409642a6a34d06caa8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Burnett"},"url":"https:\/\/algorithmforlife.com\/do-more\/leadership\/","about":["Do More"],"wordCount":1072,"articleBody":"True leaders make other leaders.Man-Kind.Great-Full.Have a heart of service.How do you get other things (automate), other people (delegate) or stop doing the wrong things (eliminate) to help you get the results you want?You get what you tolerate.It’s lonely at the top, and there’s nothing to block the wind.Take full responsibility.Calm is contagious.What gets measured gets done.The greatest leaders schedule time to think.\u00a0 Daily.If you don’t believe it, nobody else will either.Be the leader you wish you had.If you want to be a great leader, study leadership.Clarity of vision.\u00a0 Certainty of intent.\u00a0 The power of values.There are some areas in life where I feel I have a lot to learn.\u00a0 Leadership is one of them.\u00a0 So I can only pass on the small things I’ve learned in this journey because unfortunately there are very few good leaders I’ve been exposed to up close and personal.\u00a0 But what I have learned is true leaders make other leaders.\u00a0 They don’t dominate, and control, and think for everyone. True leaders empower, embrace, and make the other people around them better. They also have a heart of service.\u00a0 Some leaders in the past have been ruthless, and destructive, and self serving.\u00a0 They talk about the greater good, when all along it’s really about what’s good for them.\u00a0 If you want to follow someone like that, just understand they are in it for themselves, and whenever their interest conflict with yours, you will lose. A leader with a heart of service serves those she leads.\u00a0 She leads by example, lifting those around her and making the long term a better place.\u00a0 By serving those constituents, she raises her own stature in the eyes of everyone around them, and the community as a whole benefits. Elon Musk once said that being an entrepreneur is like chewing on glass while standing on the edge staring into the abyss.\u00a0 And while that may be a little extreme, it does exemplify the feelings you’ll have as a leader.\u00a0 Another way to put it is it’s lonely at the top, and if you’re at the top, there is nothing to block the wind. You have to take full responsibility for the results of whatever group, organization, or company you are leading.\u00a0 It took me a long time to understand that an organization reflects the decisions of it’s leadership eventually.\u00a0 Whomever the CEO is, or the boss is, or the President, it matters.\u00a0 This can be seen in the stock market.\u00a0 A company that has lots of intrinsic value will eventually reflect that price in the marketplace.\u00a0 A good company, with a good leader, might be trading low today because of some market force, but over time the worth will become reflected in the stock price.\u00a0 That competency, that truth, will eventually show through. The recent COVID crisis was an amazing time for leadership to shine.\u00a0 Did you panic?\u00a0 Did you run around like a chicken with your head cut off, or did you stop, think, stay calm and plan out what you were going to do?\u00a0 Calm is contagious, just the same way as excitement is.\u00a0 Being calm in a crisis, thinking through what you’re going to do, is the best way for you to lead.\u00a0 But you have to believe it.\u00a0 You have to understand in your heart that you will get through this.\u00a0 You will overcome, and you will manage this challenge like you have any other, because if you don’t believe it, nobody else will either. Leadership is also about understanding the motivations of the people you lead, and incenting them to do better.\u00a0 What motivates them?\u00a0 What gets them going in the morning?\u00a0 Some things you might want to think about are understanding their point in life.\u00a0 Are they just trying to feed their family?\u00a0 Or are they at the point where they are pretty set, but looking for a greater challenge?\u00a0 Money only incents people so far, and everyone has a different line, but beyond that line, it’s about how fulfilling a challenge do they want to take on?\u00a0 Know that, and you can move people in the right direction. Similar to the incentives, remember that what gets measured gets done.\u00a0 If your focus is on a particular metric, whether that’s sales, or performance, or profit, what gets measured and assigned a goal, is what will get done in the long run.\u00a0 So be careful what you measure. One of the most important things a leader can do is think about what they are facing, make decisions, and act.\u00a0 But it all starts with the thinking.\u00a0 Life is so busy, especially as a leader.\u00a0 Everyone wants your thoughts, your time, your feedback, your input.\u00a0 Sometimes they really need the help, sometimes they are just looking to gain your favor.\u00a0 Either way, you have to take the time to evaluate, stop, and think.\u00a0 Every day.\u00a0 Don’t wish things were easier, wish you were smarter.\u00a0 If you were smarter, they’d be easier.\u00a0 So think about it. The greatest leader I know, Warren Rustand, has a framework he uses to lead with.\u00a0 This is having clarity of vision, certainty of intent, and the power of values.\u00a0 These are not difficult to understand, but they are hard to do.\u00a0 Knowing where you want to go, knowing what you have to do to get there, and being true to yourself and what you believe in along the way will make you an exceptional leader. But the most important thing you can do if you want to be a better leader, is to study leadership.\u00a0 That is my path. There are amazing biographies of leaders you can tap into.\u00a0 Books, videos, and online courses to help you on your way.\u00a0 The only caution I have is make sure the person or people you are choosing to emulate are living the life you want to live.\u00a0 If they are, go for it.\u00a0 If not, then it’s better to learn that now, and find someone who is worthy of your time and effort.\u00a0 Because knowing what you want to accomplish is 80% of the battle. If you fail to find someone close to you that you really want to emulate, then do the next best thing.\u00a0 Be the leader you wish you had."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Do More","item":"https:\/\/algorithmforlife.com\/do-more\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Leadership","item":"https:\/\/algorithmforlife.com\/do-more\/leadership\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]