25 Rules for Leaders - Fast Company’s Advice for Change Agents

Poking around www.fastcompany.com, I came a across this very neat little article on 25 rules for leaders. Fast Company held an event called RealTime in San Diego that generated a lot of prescriptive advice. Here are those that particularly resonated with me, based on my involvement with change agents:

4. Empower Your People — Turn Them Loose
"Freedom is the greatest when the ground rules are clear. Chalk out the playing field and say, Within those lines, make any decisions you need."
–Dick Brown, chairman and CEO of EDS

6. Be Generous With What You Know
"Knowledge sharing is the basis of everything. Share knowledge with reckless abandon."
–Tim Sanders, chief solutions officer at Yahoo

7. Expand Your Roster
"Think of your team as not just the people you pay, but as the people who pay you as well."
–Feargal Quinn, executive chairman of Superquinn

10. Groom Your People for Success
"Weakness fixing might prevent failure, but strength building leads to excellence. Focus on strength, and manage around weaknesses."
–Marcus Buckingham, coauthor of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths

12. Embrace Imperfection — Fast!
"Beware of perfect people. They will never propel your enterprise to greatness. They’re too cautious. You’ve got to be fast to be good."
–Dick Brown, chairman and CEO of EDS

14. Allow Yourself to Dream
"Dreams are maps. The ability to think about the future is what drives us all to attain."
–Dr. Irwin Redlener, president and cofounder of the Children’s Health Fund and president of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

23. Be Honest
"The same thing you want from management is what customers want from you: honest communication. Be honest with your customers; tell them everything you know."
–Bonnie Reitz, vice president of sales and distribution at Continental Airlines

For the full list, go here.