by L. David Marquet
- The leader–leader philosophy is different from the leader–follower model. The leader–leader philosophy empowers others to lead.
- Leadership is not something that some people have and other people do not. It is within every human and we all must do our best to lead well.
- What is your commitment like?
- When was the last time you walked around to hear the good, bad, and ugly about your management?
- Does leadership in the organization take control or give control?
- Are your people trying to achieve excellence or just avoid mistakes?
- Do you take more time critiquing errors than celebrating success?
- Do you work at minimizing errors without making it the focus of your organization?
- Allow others to give input and make decisions. Ask what they think. Instead of asking you something, let them say, “I intend to” and you can accept or not. This will turn passive workers into active leaders.
- In the leader–leader concept, you should discuss and act before giving an order. This is much harder than the leader–follower concept where the leader just tells someone what to do.
- Control without competence is chaos.
- Stop briefing and start certifying.
- Do the guiding principles in your organization help people to make decisions?
- Are your guiding principles known and understood by others?
- Give immediate recognition, do not wait.
- Do you want obedience or effectiveness?
- Build a culture that has a questioning attitude instead of blind obedience.
- Don’t think short-term, think long-term.
- Specify goals, not methods.