Leadership Resources

Advice for Leaders

•  Work hard. It is your best investment.
•  Study hard. Knowledge empowers you to lead more intelligently.
•  Have initiative. Ruts often deepen into graves.
•  Love your work. The more you enjoy what you do, the less it seems like work.
•  Be exact. Slipshod methods bring slipshod results.
•  Have the spirit of conquest. This enables you to discover. With this you can also successfully battle and overcome difficulties.
•  Cultivate personality. Failure to weed a garden results in poor harvest, so it is with personality of a leader.
•  Help and share with others. The real test of leadership is how much you help others succeed.
•  Be democratic. Unless you feel fair in you dealings with others, you can never feel just in you decisions.
•  In all things do your best. People who have done so have done all they can. If they do less, they have done little.

* Charles Schwab and P. Dail

Points of Leadership to Live By

•  Know what you are doing
•  Set an example
•  Be able to communicate
•  Respect members, so that you may earn their respect
•  Be dedicated
•  Be decisive
•  Be optimistic, for negative people cannot lead. Believe in tomorrow
•  Set your priorities
•  Be assertive
•  Do what you believe is right-no matter what the cost. Do what you believe is right-even if the decision is un popular

* Jim Haslam, Pilot Oil President

Thoughts on Leaders

•  The boss drives his/her men; the leader coaches them.
•  The boss defends upon authority; the leader defends upon good will.
•  The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.
•  The boss says “I”; the leader says “WE.”
•  The boss assigns the tasks; the leader sets the pace.
•  The boss says, “Get here on time”; the leader begins on time.
•  The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.
•  The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how it is done.
•  The boss makes work drudgery; the leader makes it a game
•  The boss says “GO”; the leader says, “LET'S GO”