1.Listentoyourteam.Ruleone.

Alwayslistentowhatyourteamhastosay,evenif
youdontlikeit.

2.Communicateasefficientlyaspossible.Makeyourexpectationsandfeelingsclear,
intheappropriatemediumasoftenaspossible.

3.Talkless.Sometimessayingnothingisbetterthansayingjustanything.

4.Beanexample.Bethetypeofpersonyouwantyourteammemberstobe.

5.Bepassionate.Ifyouarentpassionateaboutyourbusiness,youreinthewrong
business.

6.Beconsistent.Beconsistentinyourbehaviorssoyourteamknowswhattoexpect
fromyou.

7.Makefirmdecisions.Dontleavethingsundecidedforlong,anddontwaverabouta
decisiononceyouvemadeit.

8.Identifymentorsandrolemodels.Findpeopleyoucanlookuptoandlearnfrom,
andfollowthemclosely.

9.Interfereonlywhennecessary.Ifyoutrustyourteamtodogoodwork,dont
interfereunlessabsolutelynecessary.

10.Knowyourlimits.Dontextendyourselfbeyondyourmeans.

11.Knowyourstrengths.Ifyouregoodatresolvingdisputes,stepinandresolve
themasoftenaspossible.

12.Knowyourweaknesses.Iftheressomethingyourenotgoodat,admitit,andwork
onit.

13.Dontmakeexcuses.Ifyoumakeamistake,takeownershipofitanddontpassthe
blametosomeoneorsomethingelse.

14.Accepttheunforeseen.Youcantcontrolorpredicteverything.

15.Chooseyourpartnerscarefully.Workonlywithpeopleyoucancountonandtrust.
16.Dogood.Commityourselftobeingagoodpersonandgivingbacktothecommunity
whenpossible.

17.Meetnewpeopleallthetime.Takeeveryopportunitytoexpandyournetworkand
exposeyourselftonewexperiencesandperspectives.

18.Stayintouchwithyouremotions.Dontbearobotletyourselffeel.

19.Temperyourreactions.Holdbackyourreactionsuntilyouhaveamomenttoclarify
yourinternalthoughtsandfeelings.

20.Havefun.Takethetimetohavefunwithyourteam.

21.Researcheverything.Beforemakingadecision,knowtheprosandconsdoyour
homework.

22.Thinkeverythingthrough.Neverexclusivelytrustyourinstinctsorfirstreactions.

23.Chooseyourteamcarefully.Hireonlythoseyoucantrusttogetthejobdone(and
togetalongwithothers,aswell).

24.Prioritizeyourteam.Yourteamiseverything.Givethemwhatevertheyneedto
succeed.

25.Behumble.Dontgetbigheadedaboutyourwealth,influenceorpositionasa
leader.

26.Forgivemistakes.Everyonemakesthem.

27.Forgiveyourself.Dontbeatyourselfuptoomuchoveranything.Moveon.

28.Berational.Makedecisionslogically.

29.Bereasonable.Listentodissentingopinions,andbefair.

30.Maketimeforwhatsimportant.Theresnosuchthingasnothavingtimefor
whatsreallyimportantinyourlife.Makethetime.

31.Constantlylearn.Readasmuchasyoucan,andtakeclasseswheneveryouhavethe
opportunity.
32.Improveeverything.Workonimprovingyourapproaches,yourskillsandyour
processesconstantly.

33.Nevergiveup.Dontthrowinthetowelwhenalittleextrapersistencecouldputyou
overtheedge.

34.Transformyourmethodswhennecessary.Ifsomethingisntworking,changeyour
approach.

35.Cutyourlosseswhennecessary.Ifyourefightingalosingbattle,retreatandstart
againsomewhereelse(orinanewway).

36.Learnfromyourmistakes.Trynottomakethesamemistakestwice.

37.Groundeverythingwithdata.Backupallyourdecisions,opinionsandthoughts
withhard,objectivefactsandevidence.

38.Dontignoresignsofstress.Stressisrealandcaninterferewithyourabilitytolead.
Ifitstartssettinginatabnormallevels,takeactiontoreduceorrelieveit.

39.Givefeedback.Letyourteamknowwhattheyredoingwellandwhatneedsfurther
improvement.

40.Trust,butverify.Trustyourteamtogetthingsdone,butalwaysfollowuptomake
suretheworkiscompleted.

41.Beapproachable.Letpeopleknowtheycantrustyou,andopenyourdoorto
anybodywhoneedsit.

42.Treateveryoneequally.Dontplayfavorites;itbreedsresentmentandmakesyou
appearimmatureasaleader.

43.Dontpursueclosepersonalrelationshipswiththeteam.Beonfriendlyterms,but
donttrytobebestfriendswitheverybody.Yourealeader,firstandforemost.

44.Gettheteamtogether.Useteambuildingexercisesorotherexcusestogetyour
teammemberstalkingwithoneotherandhavingfuntogether.
45.Returnfavors.Ifsomeonehelpsyou,makeityourresponsibilitytopaybackthe
favorevenifitsyearslater.

46.Dontburnbridges.Nevercutacontactcompletelyoutofyourlife.

47.Stayintouch.Ifteammembersleaveorchangeroles,stayincontactwiththem.

48.Dontsacrificeyourpersonallife.Yourpersonallifeisnecessarytoretainyourown
mentalhealth.Neversacrificeitforthesakeofleadershiporprofessionalresponsibilities.

49.Enjoyleadership.Trynottostresstoomuchaboutbeingaleader.Instead,enjoyall
thebenefitsitoffers.

50.Takeadvicewithagrainofsalt.Evenwiththese50rules!Becausenobodyknows
everything,andnoonepieceofadviceappliestoallsituations.