Andrew Carnegie wanted to put on his gravestone, “Here lies a man who knew how to put into his service more able men than he was himself.” Effective leaders check their performance. They write down, “What do I hope to achieve if I take on this assignment?” They put away their goals for six months and then come back and check their performance against goals.
This way, they find out what they do well and what they do poorly. They also find out whether they picked the truly important things to do. They are magnificent at getting the unimportant things done. They have an impressive record of achievement on trivial matters. Leaders communicate in the sense that people around them know what they are trying to do. They are purpose driven. They know how to establish a mission. And another thing, they know how to say no. The pressure on leaders to do 984 different things is unbearable, so the effective ones learn how to say no and stick with it. They don’t suffocate themselves as a result. Too many leaders try to do a little bit of 25 things and get nothing done. They are very popular because they always say yes.
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