June 23, 2005

Leadership Lessons from the Lions Mouth

Just came across Sir Clive Woodward's twelve leadership lessons recently published in The Sunday Times - interesting reading:

Good leadership is transferable across disciplines - as is good sales people.

Passion is all. No manager will succeed without it.

Enjoyment is a business term.

Only hire those who pass the "24 hour plane journey" test.

Achieve success through setbacks and build on success.

Remove all "energy sappers."

Establish "teamship" rules at the outset.

Make use of the creativity of everyone in the organisation.

For a fresh view, go outside your industry.

Never follow tradition for its own sake.

Dont neglect any detail. It could make all the difference.

Understand your team but dont get too close.

Posted by Kevin Kelly at June 23, 2005 10:16 AM