5 Things Great Leaders Say

As Carter and Courtney Reum featured in the book Shortcut Your Startup there are 5 things that great leaders say; I wanted to reflect and expand on them after recently finishing the book.

Here are the five things they shared in the book:

1. “I trust you to do this.”

2. “When you did X, the effect on me, us, the project, was Y.”

3. “I screwed up.”

4. “It’s okay that you screwed up, let’s figure out how to fix this.”

5. “Be sure to come to me if you have any questions or need anything to get this done.”

1. “I trust you to do this.” This creates loyalty. If you don’t trust your employees or partners, they shouldn’t be working for you.

I agree. If you can’t trust someone, they definitely should not be someone that is working with you or working for you. I know we have all heard of micromanagers that want limitless control. These people may never allow employees to do anything without then checking it off. That doesn’t work well though, does it? How can people fully support anything if they are not able to do things their style?

2. “When you did X, the effect on me, us, the project, was Y,” saying good job isn’t efficient.