Traits of a good leader
Posted on December 14, 2017 • 1 minutes • 133 words
Found this on HackerNews. Very much on point, though I don’t quite agree with the last item.
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You have to have your people’s back, this is the most important thing… be there for them, insulate them from problems and management stupidity and always fight for them.
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Lead by example, never ask them to do something you won’t do yourself.
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Communicate, I have booked on afternoon a week from 14:00pm till 16:00 and more to just talk with my team and discuss everything from work, to weather, sports, to bitch and moan against the company, etc…
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Get together as much as you can on a real “team building exercise” - the whole team in another city for at least 2 days with a great party and lots of eating and drinking on company dime…