A bit of leading info

Read your Google Alerts and good stuff comes your way. It came my way today in the form of a link to The Leadership Hub, which led me to a free download of The Little Book of Leadership. There are some great quotes from DOers as well as super sound bites from Phil Dourado, founder of The Leadership Hub, who is another believer in DOing.

Here’s a sample from page one,

THE 60 SECOND PHD IN LEADERSHIP

Think back to the best boss and the worst boss you ever had.

Make a list of all things done to you that you abhorred.
DON’T DO THEM TO OTHERS. EVER.

Make another list of things done to you that you loved.
DO THEM TO OTHERS. ALWAYS.

And you thought leadership was complicated.

Source: Dee Hock, founder of Visa

And I love this one from Phil,

‘TO DO

OR

TO BE?’

THAT IS THE QUESTION

(Hamlet got it wrong)

Great leaders become leaders to achieve something, not to be someone.
–Phil Dourado

Here’s the final one,

“Leadership, like swimming, cannot be learnt by reading about it.”
–Henry Mintzberg

The Hub looks interesting and I’m joining later today; I’ll pass on more info about it over time and hope that you’ll post your comments about it, too.