Leadership 101: What Not to Do
Three more stellar lessons from "Leadership 101: What Not to Do," taught at yesterday's WH Task Force Briefing:
Do not name drop. Reading a long list of all the important people you just talked to causes mild eye-rolling and leads to serious difficulty hearing your real message.
Do not dangle opportunities (or threats) in front of your people to show how much power you have ("I could, but I won't...).
Do not ridicule or diminish any of your people in front of the rest, even if you don't mention them by name. Others will know to whom you're referring or will eventually figure it out.