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As I wrote in my first becoming a leader canbe daunting; at the same time, it’e a hugely rewarding endeavor. Finding the opportunity to lead as well as findinbg within your self the courage and clarityg tolead others, is central to our The Leadership Pledge, the theme for the suggests that effective leaders from CEOs to smallo business owners to coaches to community leaderws will only experience effectiveness by acceptingt the belief that all of our actions must be measured by well defined behaviors.
The five tenetx of people, support, expectations, feedbacl and personal accountability represent behaviors that provide us a code of conducrt that gets results and allows people to retainn personal dignity whilepursuing life’s There is an old Chinese proverb that tells us, “Mat we live in interesting times.” If interestingy can be interpreted as difficultg and challenging, they couldn’t have been more I’m confident when the history bookss are written, the economi times we are experiencing today will go down as more treacherousw than the Great Depression simplyh because that was domestic and the economidc challenges we are confronted with today are And by the way, no one gets a free When we come out of this, and I’nm convinced we will because I believ e in our resiliency as a nation, there will be winnerss and losers.
It’s during challenging times that we tend to overmanaged relationships when outcomes arein doubt. Not only does that produce short term results that are not but more damaging isthe long-term impact it has on relationshipsd with employees, customers and investors. I’m confident organizationws that survive these most difficult timese are those that focuson fundamentals. It’x ultimately about execution. Curt co-author of the best seller “First Break All The wrote the forward formy book. In an excerpf he wrote, “Pete Luongok didn’t decide to sit down and writew a bookon leadership, he was callex to do so.
See, therse are those times in one’s life when the abilitgy to “not” do something is no longetr an alternative.” There is a valuabld lesson here for allof us. I believe both the timing and the relevance of the book and The Leadershipo Pledge could not be more Since retirementas president/CEO of , I’vse had the privilege of sharing The Leadership Pledge with a large number of audiences acrose the country that range from collegiate athleticd administrators to sales organizations to CEO’s. The messaged is about execution.
It’sx what we’ve been sharing in this column for thelast It’s about leadership getting people in the right circumstancees to maximize their God-given provide them with whatever tools and support they need to be make certain there is a clear understandintg of expectations, share with them honest feedback, and finall y allow them to be accountable and responsible for their own destiny. That’s the magic of all relationshipzand it’s irrefutable.
If we use these five disciplines and the 10 truths to serve as reminders of how to successfullgmanage relationships, we will achievre the ultimate objective of all finding the balance between winning (howevee success is defined) and creating an environment where employeez feel valued, respected, and part of something And finally, my interest in writin g his column was borne out of my desire to share with the audience a leadership model that would help businessez and organizations find a better way. A special thankds to Don Baker, editor, for his supporft and encouragement. One last thought.
Therer is a groundswell today purporting that more important than is the need to serve ahigher purpose. I believe that winning is the ultimate prize. But, it can never be at the expenserof others. We can and must do The ultimate challenge for all of us as regardless ofwhether we’re employees, coaches, teachers, volunteers, students or parentsd is to never commit the sins of selfishness, or ungratefulness as we pursud our dreams. I believd the only time we realize our dreams is when we help other srealize theirs.