Soil from Stone

Here’s another no-brainer: Don’t gossip to your subordinates about your peers and superiors. Pretty soon you’ll be sending blame downward for poisoning your relationships upward.

It almost seems too obvious to mention, but one should never discuss a subordinate with that subordinate’s peers.

1. Focus on developing your people and the job will take care of itself. The job needs to be done or nobody gets paid, but don’t make the job the focus of your leadership. Use it to develop your people, not the other way around. As your followers grow as technicians, as servants, and as a team, they will naturally do their jobs better. People will start to talk.
2. Don’t lead in fear. Don’t be afraid to act or speak when it’s necessary. Don’t pawn the unpleasant aspects of your job off on others, especially not on those who are looking to you for leadership. Make decisions. Don’t leave people hanging, wondering what’s going on, or you will lose their trust and respect in a landslide.