We Are All Leaders:

The struggle to lead a startup

by Jerry Colonna

Instructions

Find a comfortable place and get yourself a cup of delicious tea or coffee. Then:

Move right and left from topic to topic.
Stay on those topics that catch your attention.
Write your thoughts, ideas and decisions into the notes area on each topic. Use your Facebook or Pllop account to save the notes. All your information is private and will not be shown to anybody else.

Notes areas look like this:

This is a notes area. Click here to write.

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CEO HAS THREE BIG FUNCTIONS

1. Hold the vision of what the company is and make certain it is well understood.

What is your vision? How can you uphold it?

2. Build and manage a great team and make sure each person understands their job.

What would be your perfect team? How would you attract and motivate them?

3. Ensure everyone has the resources - the people, the money, the clarity - they need to succeed.

How can you ensure that everybody has what they need?

HOW TO DO IT?

Ask the right question: What do you need?
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How do you apply this in interactions with your team, customers and partners?

Leading from Within:

Be open about what’s going on
Build trust by taking responsibility
Be mindful of your own state of mind
Be aware of the feelings in the room
Clean up messes even if they’re not your own
Be not afraid...or at least admit it when you are

How do you practice this in your daily life?

Pilot with a Dashboard:

Annual goals that break down into...
Quarterly goals that break down into...
Monthly goals that break down into...
Weekly goals each of which reflect the Big Three functions: Hold the vision, Build and manage a great team, Ensure everyone has resources

What are your annual goals? Quarterly? Monthly? Weekly?

HOW TO SURVIVE DOING IT

The Five Fs: Faith, Family, Fitness, Fun, and Firm.

The power of which Fs could you use better? How?

Surround yourself with Elders and allies.

Who are your Elders and allies? Who else would you need? What can you do for them?

Cultivate and strengthen your inner life:

Identifying Values:

How curious and open am I?
How willing am I to take risks?
How present am I?
How interested am I in supporting others learning?

Use rituals as a Container.

What are your values? What are your rituals? How can your rituals support your values?

Follow the “1/3, 1/3, 1/3” rule

One third taking care of business. One third taking care of the subtle and gross bodies–the inner you and the physical you. And one third for family, friends, community, the world at large.