- "Loyalty" by Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
- "Leadership with a Small 'L" by Pres. Kim B. Clark
- an excerpt from "A Message to Garcia"
- a summary of "Good to Great"
I think my favorite reading from this week would be "A Message to Garcia." I learned that execution sets a person apart from the crowd and makes them a leader. They say that 90% of anything is showing up, and that extra 10% is execution.
I took so many notes today and I want to share them here so I have a record of them.
- except the mission & get started
- be curious
- sketch out a plan
- if you need resources, don't be afraid to ask
- enlist help when needed
- report back & show your work
- under promise and over deliver (this one was my favorite!)
- expect to make small mistakes
- put results before schmoozing
- replace the negative voices in your head with positive action (I loved this one too!)
- see your life as a calling
- become world class at something
- find a deep burning need you care about
- surround yourself with good people and good role models
We also discussed being a leader in business and here are some things we discussed in class from the reading:
- make the mission clear and meaningful
- set unreasonably high standards
- align incentives with a few key tasks
- make all employment conditional
- hire leaders who get the job done
- put the monkey on their back
- take time to coach your team
Also, today's team showed this video which really inspired me to set a personal leadership goal. My goal that I believe will make me a better leader is
push harder and don't give up. I can do more than I believe I am capable of.
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