Less Control, More Impact
The 10 principles
Including a self-assessment to identify where you are strongest and where the shift still needs to happen.
Less Control, More Impact
The 10 principles
Including a self-assessment to identify where you are strongest and where the shift still needs to happen.
01 // THE PRINCIPLES
- 1
Invest in relationships before you need them.
- 2
You cannot control others; you must stand by their side.
- 3
Spend 50% of your time on talent and people management.
- 4
Remove roadblocks before they escalate.
- 5
Identify and develop your future leaders and successors early.
- 6
Connect with all types, including the difficult ones.
- 7
Bring diversity beyond demographics and gender.
- 8
Create conditions where the system works for you.
- 9
Influence through alignment, not authority.
- 10
Delegate through trust, not through tasks.
Where are you strong, and where does the shift still need to happen?
The ten principles below are the working core of the book. The selfassessment turns them into a picture of your own leadership: the places where you already lead through influence, and the places where you are still holding on to control.
01 Score each principle on a scale of 1 to 5, based on how you actually work today.
02 Answer quickly. Your first instinct is usually the accurate one.
03 Read your result, then choose one principle to work on for the next 90 days.
02 // SELF-ASSESSMENT
Score each principle
Rate how you actually work today, not how you intend to work.
1 = Never
5 = Always