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	Best Practices, Etc By Father Lasch Father Lasch December 13, 2007 http://fatherlasch.com/ This is an interesting 'take' on the art of leadership. I don't think it's new 'stuff.' I've heard it all before. My question is this: Is the Church using this as the criteria for 'best practices' for bishops and pastors—and for the Pope? The Laws of Leadership from William Cohen The New Art of the Leader 1. Maintain Absolute Integrity •work to earn the trust and respect of your workers •never make a worker feel he is being manipulated rather than motivated •Integrity is the foundation of all that follows. If your workers can't trust you, you will never be able to motivate them to help you fulfill your goals. •Integrity is more than telling the truth; it is doing what is right. 2. Know Your Stuff •Be on top of your own tasks, constantly working to develop and maintain the level of expertise you would like from others at their best. 3. Declare Your Expectations •Develop your own communication skills and encourage the same in your staff. Do not expect them to read your mind. •Likewise, do not presume to believe that you know what they think or know. 4. Show Uncommon Commitment •You must be willing to take risks and sacrifice yourself in order to effectively lead others. •If your followers see this, they will respond in kind. 5. Expect Positive Results •Research has shown that the higher your goals, the higher goals you will achieve. 6. Maintain a Positive Attitude •Without it, you won't be able to properly motivate your followers by making them feel part of something successful and worthwhile. •Obstacles, which are part of every challenge, will be insurmountable without a positive attitude. 7. Take Care of Your People •If your employees or troops know that you care about them and are looking out for their interests, they will follow you to the ends of the earth. •Take care of your people, and they will take care of you. However, the reverse is also true. 8. Put Duty Before Self •You must put the interests of the mission and your followers before your own. •If you do not, you can forget about expecting those under you to give up their own interests in favor of the mission. The best way to attract and maintain your followers is to make them feel important, promote your vision, treat others as you would be treated, and accept responsibility for your own actions and those of the group.
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