The Eight “ATEs” of Leadership

This is a great breakout for any of your management/leadership team. It focuses on eight words, all ending in “ate:” Create, Communicate, Educate, Delegate, Participate, Hibernate, Evaluate, Amputate.

1
Create

Create the right environment, atmosphere and group of people. This also includes Larry’s famous 20-60-20 Principle.

2
Communicate

The importance of communicating expectations.

3
Educate

What your people really need to be educated on, and how to do it.

4
Delegate

Questions every leader should be asking himself before he delegates a task.

5
Participate

Are you involved, or do you hover? Includes Larry’s Rules for Rewarding.

6
Hibernate

When to trust and walk away, so your group can do what you’ve taught them and deliver what you expect from them.

7
Evaluate

What to judge, what you have no right to judge, and the stupidity of “constructive criticism.”

8
Amputate

When to hang on to them, and when to cut them loose.

Notice that Motivate didn’t make the list – find out why!