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Great Leaders recognize that growth is constant and continues to be important for themselves and for those whom they lead stay encouraged.

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Great Leaders recognize that growth is constant and continues to be important for themselves and for those whom they lead stay encouraged.

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This principal was about time being precious for leaders and as leader you need be prepared to speak to your leader. Don't wing it, bring something to the table, add value to each other as leaders, don't make your boss think for you.

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As individuals we need to value our leader's time. We need to be prepared when we meet.

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Time for leaders is precious

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Leaders earn respect through the way they deal with problems (esp. taking on the difficult jobs). They aren't always noticed by others on the team but work always for the best of the team. Sometimes they have to stick their necks out so that all can succeed.

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Basically this chapter was the "rules for playing the game"
1- find your leader's heartbeat and try to understand them as a human
2- Know the leader's priorities and support them
3 - Catch their enthusiasm and share it with your sphere of influence
4- Support the leader's vision and encourage others to support it to
5- Connect to what your leader is interested in this will strengthen your relationship with them
6- understand your leader's personality and work with it
7- earn their trust
8- learn to work with the leaders weakness without making them feel weak.
9- Respect your leader's family and earn their trust and respect in return

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Do More Than Manage - Lead!
Leaders lead the people who manage the process. Leaders learn to influence others. There are 7 concepts to think about to move from management to leadership. Leadership is a moving target. You need to be constantly thinking about people, progress and intangibles.

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Good leadership is based on relationships:
- Get to know your leader's passions, hobbies, etc.
-Know your leader's priorities: to help you communicate and understand your leader better
-Catch your leader's enthusiasm
-Support your leader's vision-it's contagious
-Under stand your leader's personality-what makes him tick
-Earn trust and keep it: stick to deadlines, be reliable
-Learn to work with leader's weaknesses
-Respect his family

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Lead-Up Principle #8 Become a Go-To Player

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Lead-Up Principle #8 Become a Go-To Player

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Go-To Players add value to the leader because they always deliver regardless of the situation,
-When the momentum is low
-When the load is heavy
-Produce when the leader is absent
-When time is limited

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The opening says it all.. " BS might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there."
The key to personal development is being more GROWTH oriented and less  GOAL oriented.
Competence is key to credibility. If, once you at the top, you stop learning and growing, there is no where else to go... credibility is the key to influencing others.
-Learn your craft today
-Talk your craft today
-Practice your craft today

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Lead Up Principle #1 Lead Yourself Exceptionally Well-Before leading others, you need to know how to lead yourself-Focus on Self-management-Instead of focusing on decision making- we need to focus on learning how to manage our decisions that have been made on a daily basis.Leaders need to know how to manage1.	 Their emotions- 2.	Their time3.	Priorities4.	Energy5.	Thinking- 6.	Words7.	Personal Life

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Lead Up Principle #1 Lead Yourself Exceptionally Well-Before leading others, you need to know how to lead yourself-Focus on Self-management-Instead of focusing on decision making- we need to focus on learning how to manage our decisions that have been made on a daily basis.Leaders need to know how to manage1.	 Their emotions- 2.	Their time3.	Priorities4.	Energy5.	Thinking- 6.	Words7.	Personal Life

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Be a person that leaders can depend on and be  "a go to person" even in a crunch and so that your leader is confident that work that needs to be done will be completed by the deadline.

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Know when to push and when to back off.
Push forward 1. when you know something your boss doesn't know but needs to 2. when time is running out 3. when your responsibilities are at risk 4. when you can help your boss accomplish something

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Balance competing and completing. Both competition and teamwork are important :) The success of the whole team is more important than any individual wins.

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When should I back off?
-Two kinds of leaders in the middle---those who ask "What can you do for me?" and those who ask "What can I do for you?"
-Learn to communicate clearly but do not hammer away (the choice your leader makes is not your responsibility)
-Pick the right day to introduce new ideas to your leader (does the atmosphere say "NO!"?)
-Play your ace carefully

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Lead Yourself Exceptionally Well

If you expect others to follow you, you must set an example by managing your Emotions, Time, Priorities, Energy, Thinking, Words and Personal Life effectively.

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Be Willing to do What Others Won't