Go to any public library and you’ll find dozens of books on leadership. Google “leadership in the workplace,” and up pop a multitude of sites. Observe leaders in action, from your supervisor to the president of the United States, and you can draw a myriad of lessons, positive and negative, from their management styles.
If we boil down these findings, we’re left with some basic precepts for becoming stronger, better leaders. Below are six of these essentials. I’m sure others can add to my inventory.
Responsibility. “The buck stops here,” read the sign on President Harry Truman’s desk. Whether in the Oval Office or a small business, the best leaders own up to their errors. No one wants a boss who’s always blaming others for failed policies or practices. And good leaders don’t just accept responsibility for mistakes made. They take action to correct them….