The Power of One More

16One More and My 11 Leadership Principles

The test of an organization is not genius. It is its capacity to make common people achieve uncommon performance.

—Peter F. Drucker

I'VE DEFINED THE ELEMENTS OF LEADERSHIP AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A ONE MORE LEADER. To put those elements into practice, I follow several key leadership principles. By practicing these principles, I've produced significant results for myself over the years. You may benefit by incorporating them into your leadership style as well.

Keep in mind, because leadership is a lifelong learning process, this list is dynamic. As I continue to grow, I add and subtract to this list from time to time.

Here are the 11 leadership principles I currently practice.

1. Become an Evangelist

According to the Merriam‐Webster dictionary, one of the definitions of an “evangelist” is someone who talks about something with great enthusiasm.

The best leaders enroll others in their cause. They are evangelists for their dreams.

Much like a shepherd guiding a flock, a great leader is concerned with evangelism in the form of fellowship, discipleship, and service. I've had the privilege of getting to know Steve Wozniak, one of the founders of Apple. Because I was curious, I asked him what Steve Jobs's gifts were. What was it that made him great? I expected to hear that he was hard‐working, resilient, or incredibly intellectually bright.

But that's not what he told me.

He told me Steve Jobs had an amazing ability to sell the dream