FollowWorthy

I have worked for a lot of leaders over the last 50 years. The best ones gained my highest levels of attention, commitment, and effort through these kinds of actions:

• They supported legally/ethically-made decisions (whether they agreed with them or not).
• They modeled the thinking and behaviors they wished for each of us to manifest.
• They were always focused on helping me become a better version of myself.
• They outworked everyone else on the team.
• Their character was nothing short of exemplary.
• They cared for us, each and every one (even the ones they had to fire).
• They relentlessly focused on the future and getting better, individually and collectively.

I still reflect on and learn from the very best of those leaders. 

And the worst ones. Anti-example is a powerful teacher in its own right.