Page 114 - Roy W. Rice - CEO Material How to Be a Leader in Any Organization-McGraw-Hill (2009)

You Cause People to Follow You Even Though They Don’t Have To • 95

It’s common courtesy to share triumph; people don’t follow anyone
who hogs glory.
Nothing creative or important is ever attributed to being my idea.

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If you think you get glorified for taking credit, you are an amateur.
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I’ve worked all my life to get power to do things; now I spend all my
time giving it to others. [I asked him how did he get the power.] How
do you get it? You take it. Take it with some degree of certainty your
boss would want you to or that you can convince your boss it’s a
good idea.
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The general who sits on his horse and says “Charge” won’t cause
people to feel very good about charging.
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Michael Jordan was a legendary basketball player because of his
greatness but also because he made players around him better. The
same is true at the office.

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Three CEOs I’ve worked closely with were very similar in that they
weren’t flamboyant; they’d stand back and listen or observe; they had
sort of a charm about them. They knew exactly what they wanted
and how to make things happen. At the end of the day, they’d
whipped your butt with work, yet they would pick you up, dust you
off, and make you want to come back the next day and do it again.

You are not “made” a leader by your title or role. You “make” your-
self into one when you constantly get good results through your ability
to set an example for others to follow because they trust you.