PART 2: LEADING YOURSELF

CHAPTER 3

LEARNING TO LEAD YOURSELF

The first step in articulating your leadership maxims is determining how you will lead yourself. Nobody is going to follow you if you do not know where you are going. You need to have a clear set of goals and standards for yourself, because it enables you to focus on what’s important and it gives your team something to identify with and support. If you don’t have a clear direction or well-articulated values, your efforts can become diluted and ineffective and your team will very likely become confused about who you really are and what’s important to you. By creating maxims focused on leading yourself, you can eliminate this potential lack of focus and confusion.

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