Five practices of Exemplary Leadership

1. Model the behaviour you expect from other people.

2. Inspire others to share your vision and dreams.

3. Challenge the process by experimenting and taking risks.

4. Help others act by fostering collaboration and building trust.

5. Encourage the hearts of your people to carry on.

Source The Leadership Challenge – James M Kouzes and Barry Z Posner

Great advice – easy to understand, challenging to integrate.

Favourite line – “you are the most important leader in the organisation.”

Successful companies have leaders at all levels thus the relevance of this simple sentence cannot be underestimated.