What Leaders do:

 Use vision to motivate others

 Provide clear directions, communicate priorities, and define expectations
 Are proactive, step forward, and take risks.
 Inspire others to be self-starting leaders themselves
 Recognize and reward other’s growth too.
 Stand up for your people and take on the fight to defend them, if necessary
 Look outwards for ideas all the time with a real curiosity of how to create value
 Are a role model and set an example, particulary an example of integrity
 Support, mentor and listen
 Walk the talk
 Delegate and mobilize a diverse group while observing all players to analyze their
contribution
 Meet commitments and get others to do also
 Are flexible, adapt and deal with change
 Handle confrontational situations without being emotional
 Are visible – have a style that supports substance and has a personal impact
 Protect people and collaborate; embrace error; drive out fear
 Provide proper feedback
 Encourage innovations and remove barriers
 Make hard decisions, are imaginative and solve problems.