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The Pyramid of Success
It starts, however, with Loyalty to yourself—your standards, your 27
system, your values.
“To thine own self be true,” Polonius advised his son, Laertes,
in Hamlet. I cannot improve on Shakespeare, but I will expand just
slightly: “First, do not betray yourself.
Second, do not betray those you lead. “There is a destiny that
This is Loyalty.” makes us brothers,
A leader who has Loyalty is the leader None goes his way alone.
whose team I wish to be a part of. And so All that we send out to others,
do others. Comes back into our own.”
People do not arrive at your doorstep —Edwin Markham
with Loyalty. It comes when those you
lead see and experience that your concern for their interests and
welfare goes beyond simply calculating what they can do for you—
how you can use them to your advantage.
I believe most people, the overwhelming majority of us, wish to
be in an organization whose leadership cares about them, provides
fairness and respect, dignity and consideration.
Do so and you find Loyalty in abundance from those you lead.
You will find yourself in charge of an organization that will not
waffle in the wind. You will find a group of individuals who will
stay committed even when things get tough.

LOYALTY WILL NOT BE GAINED
UNLESS FIRST GIVEN

To be effective, you must have real Loyalty from those you
lead. First, be true to yourself and your core values. Then be
true to those under your leadership. Remember: “All that we
send out to others, comes back to us.” Send out Loyalty and it
will be returned in abundance.