First-Time Leader: Foundational Tools for Inspiring and Enabling Your New Team

CHAPTER 3

THE BRAVE LEADERSHIP SUCCESS FRAMEWORK: BEHAVIORS, RELATIONSHIPS, ATTITUDE, VALUES, ENVIRONMENT

The components of BRAVE leadership include behaviors, relationships, attitude, values, and environment.

• Behaviors are the actions that make real, lasting impact on others.
• Relationships are the heart of leadership. If you can’t connect, you can’t lead.
• Attitude is often the pivot point for clarifying how the team is going to win.
• Values are the bedrock of a high-performing team. Get clear on what really matters and why.
• Environment sets the context for everything else. Know where you are playing.

BEHAVIORS: HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE

Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.

—Alfred A. Montapert

Don’t mistake activity with achievement.

—John Wooden

Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important?

—Timothy Ferris, The 4-Hour Workweek

There are no prizes for effort after the fifth grade. The key is to focus on those very few things that will lead to forward progress and achievement—impact. These are the things that create the greatest value for your team’s internal and external customers.

RELATIONSHIPS: THE HEART OF LEADERSHIP

You can’t lead anyone unless you can connect with them. Connecting requires communication. And everything you do and don’t do, say and don’t say, listen to or observe and ignore, communicates. Make conscious choices. Get clear on your message. Drive that through your words and ...