Lousy leaders use pressure tactics and call it leadership. They disguise manipulation as motivation.
Pressure tactics are self-serving strategies used to get what you want.
Don’t let jerks make you feel small.
Here are 7 ways to respond to pressure tactics.
Let’s dispense with the bothersome notion of humility in leadership. It’s an outdated virtue praised by philosophers, saints, and other underachievers.
It has no place in the modern pursuit of dazzling leadership.
Tip: All emerging leaders should be trained in the art of arrogance.
Your success irritates backstabbers, especially when it’s yours.
Don’t twist yourself into knots when someone sticks a knife in your back.
Backstabbers are loyal to their own needs. They promise life but bring death.
How to deal with backstabbers?
Contentment is peaceful, not passive.
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”— Thomas A. Edison
Be content with the present and restless for what’s next.
Restless contentment believes tomorrow can be better. Aspirational contentment honors talent, respects potential, enjoys today, and steps toward the future.
Measure success in human terms.
If you don’t aim to touch lives, you’ll succeed at being forgettable.
You can hit your numbers and miss people. Leadership is about enriching the lives of those around you.
Solving the wrong problem is dangerous.
Helping in the wrong way wastes time and resources. Worse yet, helping in the wrong way often blows up in your face.
Help is essential to exponential success. Offer it thoughtfully.
“The people who become superstars are simply those who receive the most help.” Anonymous
