Effortless Leadership...

Did I just make Leadership sound so easy?

Well, actually, if you really look at things, at life, at just about anything
- it's all a matter of common sense.

Just look for the head to understand it's being.

What do I mean? If everything has a reason then there is always a
purpose. Like, why is there "grass"? For horses to eat, for the
surroundings to look nice, etc.. Everything has a purpose, even
stones and pests. So, how much more if it's about "leading"?

Leadership is guided by objectives. Hey, you won't just assemble
a team without anything in mind for it, otherwise, you are just wasting
precious time, money and effort.

Effortless Leadership is about leading without even trying; and
it begins with a well-balanced personality, for only then can a Leader
truly understand the mysteries of Leadership. He is humble yet
confident giving him the invaluable disposition of being trustworthy.

Trust is key to cooperation. And cooperation is essential to being
a successful Leader.

Let me give you a refresher.

The six most important words in Leadership...
I admit I made a mistake

Five words... I am proud of you
Four words... What is your opinion
Three words... If you please
Two words... Thank you
One word... We

The least important word... I.

LEADING BY PRAISING. One of the pillars of Effortless Leadership
is by making people feel good.

"The person who sows a single beautiful thought in the mind of another,
renders the world a greater service than that rendered by all the
fault-finders combined." - TLOS

When you acknowledge the contribution or even the existence of
your men - you strengthen the bond, you build loyalty, you gain
true followers.

Here's an excerpt from Jeffrey J. Fox's leadership book...

Give everybody 100 percent credit for the work they do. If you have
five people reporting to you and each gets 100 percent, you get 500
percent. That's the way it works.

It's like building a house: 100 percent for the guy who puts in the
foundation, 100 percent for the roofer, 100 percent for the electrician,
and the contractor gets the sum of the parts.

Many managers don't understand this. They think if their people look
too good, they'll be diminished. They think they have to have some
of the credit, especially for the fantastic roof. So they steal it. They
tell their boss, other superiors, colleagues, and even the guy who did
the work that they were really responsible.

The credit taker is insecure, dishonest, and known to all. Even the
cleverest credit taker is ultimately found out. He is found out first by
the people who work under him. Then, albeit slowly, by the rest of
the organization.

Give proper credit and you will become known as a credit maker,
as somebody who gets things done, as a person to work for. Your
people will work very hard, as they know they will be fairly recognized.

When you have mastered the subtleties of acknowledging people,
you will have taken a great leap towards Effortless Leadership.

Coming up, the next step to leading without even trying.

Remember…
“Praise in public. Correct mistakes not the personality... in private."