The most durable form of authority is being genuinely useful. People follow men who make their work possible: removing obstacles, taking blame outward, giving credit inward.
Part 01
The lesson
Service is also a check on ego. If leadership is only ever about your advancement, people work it out quickly.
Reflection
Questions to sit with
- 01If nothing changed in your habits for five years, where would you end up?
- 02What decision are you currently avoiding, and what is the avoidance costing?
- 03Do the people you lead know exactly what you expect of them?
Put it into practice
Action points
- 01Write a one-page statement of the direction you are committing to for the next six months, with three concrete milestones.
- 02Do a weekly review for four weeks: what I owned, what I avoided, what I decide next week.