Introduction: Because of the Environment and Our Brains, We Need Guiding PrinciplesSeven Leadership Principles and BeliefsPrinciple 1: Believe in OthersHow Growth and Fixed Mindsets Affect Believing in OthersMindsetsFixed MindsetGrowth MindsetPeople Can Shift MindsetsHow Fixed and Growth Mindsets Affect Believing in OthersBelief 1: Intelligence Isn’t Static and Can Be Developed ContinuouslyBelief 2: Everyone Can Practice Leadership Regardless of RolePrinciple 2: Connect with OthersPsychological SafetyIngroup and OutgroupBelief 3: Being Vulnerable and Getting to Know Others Builds TrustWithout Trust, It Is Difficult to Maintain RelationshipsGetting to Know Others Builds TrustBelief 4: Sharing Your Mistakes Builds CredibilityBelief 5: Celebrations Build Community, Connect Events to Values, Renew Commitment, Promote Social Support, and Improve Everyone’s Well-BeingPrinciple 3: Put Others FirstBelief 6: Giving Credit for Accomplishments to Others Is More Important than Taking CreditBelief 7: Employees Serve Customers Before Serving ManagementBelief 8: When Outcomes Are Disappointing, Accepting Responsibility but Never Blaming Is Critical for Personal AccountabilityBelief 9: Leadership Is Action That Focuses on Others and Not the ActorBelief 10: Volunteering Time, Energy, Resources, Ego, and Previous Priorities to Help Others Inspires Loyalty and CommitmentPrinciple 4: Give Up ControlBelief 11: Control Erodes RelationshipsBelief 12: Leading Well Is about Empowering OthersBelief 13: By Making Yourself Dispensable, You Make Yourself IndispensableBelief 14: Command and Control Is a Shared ResponsibilityPrinciple 5: Encourage GrowthBelief 15: Helping Others Figure Out Their Development Enhances Their Ability to ContributeBelief 16: Encouraging People to Grow and Leave Their Role Contributes to Organizational GrowthBelief 17: Allowing Teams to Make Mistakes Enables Them to Be Open with Their Mistakes and Learn from the ExperienceBelief 18: If You Change the Conditions in Which Others Operate, You Can Change Their BehaviorsPrinciple 6: Collaborate with OthersBelief 19: Organizational Charts Limit ThinkingBelief 20: Considering Problems from a Systemic Perspective Minimizes Using BlameBelief 21: Leadership Doesn’t Reside with One PersonBelief 22: Influence Comes from All DirectionsBelief 23: Leadership Practices Work the Same with All Populations Including Peers, Customers, Supervisors, and SubordinatesPrinciple 7: Develop Leadership Practices ContinuouslyBelief 24: To Become Fluent in Leadership, You Need to Practice Leadership Regularly and Monitor Your EffectivenessKnowledgeConformational and Corrective FeedbackBelief 25: Knowing Everything about Leadership Isn’t EnoughBelief 26: Leadership Involves Helping Others Learn LeadershipSummary