“The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say “I.” And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say “I.” They don’t think “I.” They think “we”; they think “team.” They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t side step it, but “we” gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.”
~Peter Drucker
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership Coaching’
“We” Get the Credit
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Give Work Meaning
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011“Good leaders make people feel that they’re at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.”
–Warren G. Bennis
The First Rule of Leadership
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Michael J, Fox says it best:
“That’s the first rule of being a leader . . . just put your ego aside and find people that are smarter than you. I found they exist in groves.”
Who do you know who has some expertise that you can tap into if you put your ego aside? In chartering a new Rotary Club, made up mostly of young professionals, I am so in awe of the skills and their potential.
My young professionals have said yes to the “Service Above Self” way of life, to the 4-Way Test, and to doing great works in the world. The first rule of leadership is alive and well at the Rotary Club of Greater Des Moines.
