Last week I shared three key principles for leading long-term:
1. Have short-term memory. (Don’t let yesterday’s missteps sabotage today’s potential.)
2. Simplicity saves souls. Complexity causes confusion.
3. Make one next good decision each day. (Otherwise you’ll become overwhelmed or distracted, or both!)
These are not isolated ideas; each one leads to the next, and so let’s move from the third principle to the fourth.
Read MoreThe longer I lead, the more I’m convinced that “longer” is the right goal. The longer you stay in the game, the more likely you are to see results.
But it isn’t easy. Walking away is easier. Giving up is faster. Blaming circumstances or people or any one of a dozen other factors may seem more reasonable. So I’ve been thinking about not only why longer is better, but also how to lead long-term. Here are three principles I’m learning to apply. (Next week I’ll add two more to complete my list of five.)
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