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Ten Guiding Principles To Build Leadership and Stronger Relationships

Principle 1: Let nature take its course: Nature has gifted all of us with different skills and talents. So as a leader, try to utilize the undiscovered strengths and talents of people. Focus on improving behaviors for peak performance and productivity. Principle 2: Care about those you coach: Discover a reason to care about each and every person that you lead. Principle 3: Appreciate and value differences: Respect those you lead. Understand that people are just as they should be—perfect versions of themselves. Different people have different values. The leader should respect and appreciate the positive values among the team members. Principle 4: Treat others as you would like to be treated: If you expect trust from your subordinates, then respect and support them. Practice the golden rule. Principle 5: Share your human side: By exposing your vulnerabilities to others, you expose natural opportunities for growth. After all, you’re only human like those you lead. When you share your human side, you build genuine, long-lasting relationships. Principle 6: Practice consideration: Say what you mean with due consideration for feelings of others. When you are honest, your credibility increases. Principle 7: Use simple, effective tools to assess and validate what people need: Help others to quickly assess what they need and validate their opinions. Help them to measure their performance and offer positive reinforcement. Principle 8: Encourage continuous self-improvement: Inspire others to become intentional learners and continually seek self-directed learning tools for personal growth. Principle 9: Use the power of partnerships to build teams: Partner with employees for long-term success. Partners build stronger teams because everybody is committed. The strength of your relationships will help resolve disagreements.

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Principle 10: Set clear performance objectives and expectations: Let people know exactly what you expect from them. Ask what they expect from you. Be specific and communicate clearly and consistently.