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"What I've learned over the years is that the most effective approach is to delegate authority as much as possible and to nurture everyone else's leadership skills as well. When I'm able to do that, it not only builds team unity and allows others to grow but also – paradoxically – strengthens my role as leader."
—PHIL JACKSON
(... who has won more championships than any coach in the history of American sports.)
Radical
Selfishness
A MIND MAP FOR LEADERS
Do you want your business to succeed?
YES
NO
How much do you want it to succeed – a little bit, or as much as possible?
I want maximum success!
I'm satisfied with the minimum.
Do you want that success to be sustainable and effortless or a constant headache?
I want sustainable, effortless success.
I want constant headaches.
If you, as the leader, had to perform every single task, would your business' success be sustainable and effortless?
Yes, I'm
Gandalf.
No, my business needs employees.
Which type of employee do you want?
Heroic Employees
Incompetent Employees
Which descriptors do you think more precisely define heroic employees?
Ride-or-Die
First In, Last Out
Lead by Example
Earn Respect
Bring the Vibe
Learn Everything
Just there for a paycheck
Which type of leader do you think is more likely to attract heroic employees?
Ride-or-Die
First In, Last Out
Leads by Example
Earns Respect
Brings the Vibe
Learns Everything
(Like attracts like.)
Views humans as "resources" and not as BEINGS.
Which type of environment do you think is more likely to retain heroic employees?
An environment where everyone cares.
An environment where no one cares.
How do leaders create an environment where everyone cares?
By learning from someone who knows how.
That's impossible.
What do you want to do?
SELFISHNESS
noun
a concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense of or in disregard of others
RADICAL SELFISHNESS
noun
a concern for developing one's own leadership qualities at the expense of one's own selfishness and with regard for others
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