Leadership

A title does not make you a leader. I don't care if you're The President, a CEO, a CTO, a team leader or just someone on the team trying to get stuff done.

Actions make you a leader. Honesty makes you a leader. Integrity makes you a leader.

Here are some things I believe a leader should and should NOT be and do. It's certainly not exhaustive, but it's a start.

A Leader should:

• Be humble
• Be transparent
• Have frequent, scheduled 1:1's with people they lead
• Address concerns from the people they lead
• Seek feedback
• Never ask their team to do anything they aren't willing to do themselves

A Leader should NOT:

• Make excuses
• Think they are above the people they lead
• Ignore concerns from the people they lead
• Expect others to know what they are thinking