Here are my main personal and leadership principles: Love comes first: Loving others and demonstrating it through compassionate actions should always be a priority for me, and hopefully for all of us, but especially for leaders. However, love does not mean accepting injustice; if one loves humanity, one must stand up to injustice of any and all kinds, especially in everyday life and work. (See more in #5)."Here and now matters the most": Where we are, what we do, and for whom, are the most important things in the world. So, let's do our absolute best "here and now.""I don't know!": Effective leadership begins and sustains itself with the recognition that one does not know as much as their teammates or those reporting to them, who are closer to the action. This understanding should prompt a leader to seek "help," the most fundamental feeling and act of humanness and leadership."Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein: While knowledge is very important, we should not stifle imagination, creativity, and innovation. Let's imagine and pursue Impossible Dreams."Culture eats strategy for breakfast [and I add, lunch and dinner]" - Peter Drucker: Therefore, let's prioritize building better cultures that empower people, rather than focusing solely on administrative structures, hierarchies, rules, and regulations."Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it" - Nelson Mandela: Without courage, one cannot be an ethical leader, nor can one be a leader for fairness, justice, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.Freedom is the essence of life and work: “I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves,” Harriet Tubman.
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