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Leadership Rules
SWE 301 / 401Internship Preparation &
ReflectionJeff Offutt
http://www.cs.gmu.edu/~offutt/
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Leadership Thoughts
© Jeff Offutt 2
A leader is best when people barely knows he exists. When his work is done, his aim is fulfilled,
they will say: We did it ourselves.
—Sun TzuToo many people confuse
leadership with authority and power. And too many in positions of authority are not good leaders.
A good leader doesn’t need authority to lead.
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Leadership Rule #1
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If you don’t care about them, they won’t care
about you
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Leadership Rule #2
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They won’t do more than you
do
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Leadership Rule #3
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A leader is not powerful, but responsible
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Leadership Rule #4
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A true leader works for all he or she
leads, not the other way around
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Leadership Rule #5
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Don’t take success to your head or failure to
your heart
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Leadership Rule #6
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To be a good leader, you must
first learn to follow
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Leadership Rule #7
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A leader is proactive, a follower is reactive
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Leadership Rule #8
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If you are a leader, their time is more valuable
than yours
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Leadership Rule #9
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Only throw temper tantrums
on purpose
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Leadership Rule #10
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Get to the point!
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Leadership Rule #11
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Tell the truth,
especially if the news is
bad
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Leadership Rule #12
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Don’t apologize for doing the right thing
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Leadership Rule #13
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Always apologize for
doing the wrong thing
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Leadership Rule #14
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Say thank you
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Leadership Rule #15
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If you don’t know the answer, know who
does
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Leadership Rule #16
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Leadership is service
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Leadership Rule #17
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Good leaders are good under
pressure
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Leadership Rule #18
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A leader has to be trusted
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Leadership Rule #19
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Seek first to understand, then
be understood
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Leadership Rule #20
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Complainers think about the past, followers the
present,leaders the future
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Leadership
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"Try not to become a person of success but rather to become a
person of value”
—Einstein
“Be the chief but never the lord”
—Sun Tzu