‘Realise you will need different operating systems for different tasks as you move from manager to leader. Be flexible and patient with yourself as you try on different lenses.’
‘Don’t let your brand limit you to the familiar. Understand your meta brand and its possibilities.’
‘Every entrepreneurial leader needs a plan to help him or her escape the strong gravitational pull of work.’
‘Set boundaries on your work to make room for nonwork interests and communities.’
‘Work hard to articulate a clear purpose, a desired end result, what winning looks like.’
‘Break down your mission into a limited number of goals that can be measured by meaningful, qualified, and time-bound deliverables.’
‘Ensure your goals align with your values and with the actions necessary to achieve them.’
‘Make sure everyone in your organization can recite its top three goals.’
‘Correct misalignments unless they are over values. When values aren’t aligned, someone must leave the organization.’
‘Invest in culture by rewarding those who behave consistently with it and coaching or removing those who violate it.’
‘Teams succeed and fail together.’
‘Trust is enhanced by delivering on promises.’
Source:
Joel Peterson (2020). Entrepreneurial Leadership: The Art of Launching New Ventures, Inspiring Others, and Running Stuff
