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Inc.'S Leadership Super Book: a Definitive Consolidation of 25 2021 HANDBOOK Inc.’s Leadership Super Book: A Definitive Consolidation of 25 Perspectives to Guide your Future Success INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS Contents 5 24 These 14 Amazon Leadership Principles 100 Answers to the Question: What Is Can Lead You and Your Business to Re- Leadership? markable Success There are as many definitions of leadership as Jeff Bezos has built a super successful business there are leaders. Here are 100 of the best ways based on 14 extremely powerful Amazon leader- to define leadership. ship principles. BY LOLLY DASKAL@LOLLYDASKAL BY JAYSON DEMERS@JAYSONDEMERS 37 10 31 Quotes from Great Leaders to Make The 100 Best Leadership Quotes of All Employees Happier at Work Time How do you facilitate movement in the needed Sometimes the most powerful and meaningful direction - and have people feel good about it? things come from words that touch our heart BY PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP@THEOZPRINCI- and lead us forward to our potential. PLE BY LOLLY DASKAL@LOLLYDASKAL 44 21 75 Inspiring Motivational Quotes on Lead- Disney CEO Bob Iger Has Resigned. ership His Reason Is a Powerful Lesson in Self-Awareness and Leadership Sometimes all the inspiration you need to guide your team successfully can be found in a few In a surprising move, Disney’s top executive simple words of wisdom. passed the torch and taught a lesson in leaving BY JEFF HADEN@JEFF_HADEN well. BY JASON ATEN@JASONATEN INC.COM 2 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS 55 86 44 Inspiring John C. Maxwell Quotes for 7 Secrets of ‘Servant Leadership’ That Will Leadership Success Lead You to Success John C. Maxwell is one of today’s top leadership By serving your employees, you can build a thinkers. Here’s what he thinks about leadership. happier, more-productive business with a better bottom line. BY PETER ECONOMY@BIZZWRITER BY PETER ECONOMY@BIZZWRITER 62 8 Tips for Effective Leadership 89 5 Aspects of Emotional Intelligence Re- No matter where you are in your career, it’s nev- quired for Effective Leadership er too late to learn how to be an effective leader. “The ability to control my emotions and actions BY YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL@YEC sets me apart from other men.” -- Navy SEAL Creed BY BRENT GLEESON@BRENTGLEESON 67 12 Leadership Lessons to Learn From the Navy SEALs 94 Take a few tips from some of the bravest folks Here Are 3 Key Qualities That Will Define around. Kobe Bryant’s Leadership Legacy BY PIERRE-YVES HITTELET@PYHITTELET Kobe Bryant tragically passed away Sunday, but he leaves behind a towering legacy in basketball and life. 80 BY ROBERT GLAZER@ROBERT_GLAZER 21 Core Beliefs That Will Take Your Leader- ship From Good to Great If you live your beliefs you can turn the world 98 around. 17 Inspiring Quotes About Military Leader- ship for Veterans Day BY LOLLY DASKAL@LOLLYDASKAL From Eisenhower to the first women to graduate from Ranger School to a 22-year-old lieutenant on the brink of war, here’s what true leaders in 84 the military have to say. 4 Powerful Leadership Lessons From Jesus BY BILL MURPHY JR.@BILLMURPHYJR Leaders who stand the test of time have some- thing we can learn to elevate our leadership. Here are four timeless lessons from Jesus that 103 are relevant for great leaders today. 9 Places to Learn Leadership Skills for Free BY LEE COLAN@LEECOLAN Check out these free online resources for lead- ership training. BY LARRY KIM@LARRYKIM INC.COM 3 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS 133 107 Red, White, and True: 23 Quotes From Our 31 Inspiring Leadership Quotes You Should Founding Fathers to Inspire Greatness Take to Work With You Let the wisdom of the greats inspire, motivate, Here’s the essence of true leadership. and move you today. BY MARCEL SCHWANTES@MARCELSCHWANTES BY PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP@THEOZPRINCI- PLE 112 12 Best Books Every Leader Needs to Read 137 5 Signs That Instantly Identify Someone The essential library for those whose success With Bad Leadership Skills depends upon the people they manage. If you work for such a manager, it may be time to BY GEOFFREY JAMES@SALES_SOURCE move on. BY MARCEL SCHWANTES@MARCELSCHWANTES 118 16 Best Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership Articles of the Year 141 Top 10 Leadership Assessment Questions Guaranteed to encourage and inspire, these popular posts on entrepreneurship and leader- Here are 10 questions that should be used to ship are absolute must-reads. assess the quality of the leaders in the place and to help in the selection of those to come. BY LARRY KIM@LARRYKIM BY JAMES KERR@JAMES_M_KERR 124 5 Critical Leadership Values (and What 144 Happens When You Don’t Live Them) The 8 Rules of Leadership by Jack Welch You know the value of values in leadership (and Leadership is best taught by example. Follow life). But are you aware what happens when these eight indisputable rules directly from the you don’t live up to some of the most important playbook of the former head of GE. ones? BY DANA SEVERSON@DANEROBERT BY SCOTT MAUTZ@SCOTT_MAUTZ 129 The 9 Traits That Define Great Leadership To motivate your team to achieve the highest levels of performance (and create an extraordi- nary organization in the process), here are the qualities you should model every day. BY PETER ECONOMY@BIZZWRITER INC.COM 4 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS BY JAYSON DEMERS@JAYSONDEMERS JEFF BEZOS HAS BUILT A SUPER These 14 Amazon SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS Leadership Principles BASED ON 14 EX- TREMELY POW- ERFUL AMAZON Can Lead You and Your LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES. Business to Remarkable Success What are the values that drive your work? Do they include a commitment to honesty? A desire to innovate? What about the companies you are a part of? Do these businesses or organizations stick to a particular set of values and principles? Have these values been communicated, if established at all? Having a strong set of values can pave the way towards success. Super successful Amazon has and operates by its own set of leadership principles--a set of principles referred to during company decision-making, problem-solving, simple brainstorming, and even hiring. I have personally had good fortune to work with a number of executives within Amazon, and I can vouch for the fact that they live these principles every day of the week. These leaders set the bar high, and then they constantly raise it. INC.COM 5 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS Whether you’re interviewing for a job at Amazon--or crafting a list of values for your own business--check out the 14 leadership LEADERS START WITH THE principles Amazon workers refer to on a daily basis: CUSTOMER AND WORK 1. Customer Obsession. BACKWARD. Leaders start with the customer and work backward. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers. 2. Ownership. Leaders are owners. They think long term and don’t sacrifice long- term value for short-term results. They act on behalf of the entire company, beyond just their own team. They never say “that’s not my job.” 3. Invent and Simplify. Leaders expect and require innovation and invention from their teams and always find ways to simplify. They are externally aware, look for new ideas from everywhere, and are not limited by “not invented here.” As we do new things, we accept that we may be misunderstood for long periods of time. 4. Are Right, a Lot. Leaders are right a lot. They have strong judgment and good instincts. They seek diverse perspectives and work to disconfirm their beliefs. INC.COM 6 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS 5. Learn and Be Curious. LEADERS ARE Leaders are never done learning and always seek to improve NEVER DONE themselves. They are curious about new possibilities and act to LEARNING AND ALWAYS SEEK explore them. TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES. 6. Hire and Develop the Best. Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. They recognize exceptional talent, and willingly move them throughout the organization. Leaders develop leaders and take seriously their role in coaching others. We work on behalf of our people to invent mechanisms for development like Career Choice. 7. Insist on the Highest Standards. Leaders have relentlessly high standards; many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Leaders are continually raising the bar and drive their teams to deliver high-quality products, services, and processes. Leaders ensure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed. 8. Think Big. Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Leaders create and communicate a bold direction that inspires results. They think differently and look around corners for ways to serve customers. INC.COM 7 INC.’S LEADERSHIP SUPER BOOK: A DEFINITIVE CONSOLIDATION OF 25 PERSPECTIVES TO GUIDE YOUR FUTURE SUCCESS 9. Bias for Action. SPEED MATTERS Speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are IN BUSINESS. reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk taking. 10. Frugality. Accomplish more with less. Constraints breed resourcefulness, self- sufficiency, and invention. There are no extra points for growing headcount, budget size, or fixed expense.
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