Leadership is about building and developing people, it is not about building institutions and big companies. Big successful companies are the byproduct of developing the right people. Building a house is very easy, buy the tools, equipment and go to work, but how do you build people.

1. To build people you have to have a clear vision. Communicate your vision with your team. Panda Express have a vision, Panda Express wants to build an organization where people are inspired to better their lives.
2. To build people you have to explain to each one of them how they fit in your vision for the organization. If you want to known for the best customer service, hire people with great customer service, and inform them that you hired them because they have great customer service.
3. To build people you have to set a high expectation for them and let them strive to achieve them.
4. To build people you have to explain to them where do you want to go, and get out of the way, they will get you there.
5. Help people lead a better lives, be their mentor. Be their coach. According to John Maxwell developing people is the second best form of leadership, people will follow you, because of what you have done for them.
6. To build people you have to understand that you can delegate tasks but not responsibilities, If your team fail, you have to step up and be responsible for their failure.
7. Leadership’s main responsibility is to manage people and not tasks. If you find yourself managing tasks, please stop.

Do the right thing.

via CBS news

I was a little kid, and I looked up to my father.  I  asked him ” What is integrity?” he looked me in the eyes, and said the following, ” I can not explain integrity to you, If I have not showed you what integrity is, I have done poor job raising you” I started to pay a closer attention to what my father does, and how he carries himself.  Few days later, and I found the answer, integrity is doing the right thing.

Doing the right thing is something Joe Pa failed to do. He was fired last night, because he failed to do the right thing. He knew about somebody on his staff that was molesting children and he failed to call the police.

Remember, every time you are facing a difficult situation, just do the right thing. Do not ask who is right, just do the right thing.