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pulled up from above because the organization needs your skill to
sustain itself.
People don’t leave jobs; people leave bad bosses. You have the right
to have a good boss or be the boss. Being a good boss yourself is more
critical than having one.

A leader helps a group of people produce more than they could on
their own.
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If I used leadership more to advance in my career instead of just
competence, I might have advanced faster.

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You measure your leadership by the people who measure their lead-
ership against yours.

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To get my attention and be more successful, make yourself indis-
pensable by how you get people to work with you. You being a star
isn’t sufficient; you have to make others a star too.

Give Credit to Others

When you or your team succeeds in anything, give credit to others. Glo-
rify your people. Give more credit than they deserve for their contribu-
tions. (I remember being at lunch with a CEO where the meal was pretty
dismal, and neither of us ate much of what was served. With a pleasant
tone of voice, he thanked the waitress when she picked up the rather full
plates of the inferior food instead of complaining about it. “I’m on a
diet, and the food was so bad I didn’t want to eat it, so the restaurant helped
me out.”)
Compliment your team. Brag about them. “I’ve got a great team. I
want to tell you what Glenn did to help on.... I want you to know what
Blake did on this.... ” It doesn’t cost you anything; it builds you up in
your subordinates’ eyes and with your superiors too.