Coaching, leadership, sales training Paul Abrams Coaching, leadership, sales training Paul Abrams

Leaders are Learning Book 7/26 Hal Moore on Leadership: Winning when outgunned and OutManned

How can you as a leader or teammate improve yourself? This handbook has the ability to make you a better leader or teammate to win at your ultimate goal.

We can always learn something from past leaders, look inside yourself and see what can be worked on!

We can always learn something from past leaders, look inside yourself and see what can be worked on!

Leaders are learning series book 7/26 Hal Moore in Leadership, winning when outgunned and outmanned

 

Four basic principles of leadership

  1. Principle #1 three strikes and you are not out, There is always a way to help someone improve until there is not.

    1. Leaders have a positive mindset

  2. Principle #2 there’s always one more thing you can do to influence any situation in your favor. And after that, there’s one more thing

    1. A leader is paid to do three things

      1. Get the job done and get it done well

      2. Plan ahead- be proactive, not reactive

      3. Exercise good sound judgment in doing all of the above.

  3.  Principle #3 - when nothing is wrong, there’s nothing wrong-Except there’s nothing wrong. That’s when a leader has to be the most alert.

  4. Don’t let your guard down

  5. Principle #4 - trust your instincts

    1. If you know in your heart an action is wrong don’t do it!

    2. Rule of doubts- never try and deceive your people they will smell it out quickly.

    3. No job is ever beneath you. In whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities

  6. The best leaders strive to create a family environment within their Org.

  7. Loyalty up and down the chain of command

  8. The first person you need to discipline is yourself

  9. To be a leader, you must be willing to be a lifelong learner!

  10. Good listeners- when you listen you know twice as much as the other guy

  11. Always have a dream- accomplish it and find another

  12. Create your future

  13. Never say no to yourself, make the other guy say no

  14. Never Quit

  15. Find a way to turn a minus into a plus

  16. Do more with less

  17. Types of bad leaders

    1. Bully

    2. Narcissistic

    3. Divisive

    4. Insular

    5. Hypocritical

    6. Enforcement

    7. Callous

    8. Seniority preference

    9. Credit hog leaders

    10. Blame shifting leaders

  18. If you can’t justify the rationale of order to yourself don’t make subordinates do it. Re-evaluate your reasons and find another method.

  19. Duty is selfless devotion

  20. Leaders stay informed of current events and they should anticipate challenges based on those events

  21. A good leader never discriminates or alienates based on race color or genetic factors

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