Leverage and Lead: 79 Management Wisdom for High-Performance Leaders

Author: Cheng Shubo
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: "Many hands make light work." Leaders must avoid fighting alone and instead leverage others' strengths. A wisdom manual for professionals to comprehensively enhance leadership skills; a practical guide for managers to build core competitiveness. First-class leaders leverage others, second-class leaders focus on transformation, and third-class leaders emphasize execution. Leverage is the highest realm for leaders to conduct themselves and achieve great things, and an effective way to fulfill their missions. As a team leader, if you can gain the support of superiors—leveraging the power of superiors—and earn the love of numerous employees—leveraging the strength of subordinates—you will successfully achieve team goals—ultimately leveraging the power of the team, which is only natural. "A beautiful flower needs green leaves to support it," and "A great man needs friends to help him." The greatest wisdom of a leader lies in drawing on the wisdom of others, and the highest talent lies in utilizing the talents of others. From ancient times to the present, all successful figures share one common trait: they are skilled at leveraging others. "With favorable winds, you can rise to great heights." What is the most important "leverage" in the world? It is not borrowing money or objects, but leveraging others' strengths! Leaders are not born different—they excel because they are skilled at leveraging external forces. "Leverage" is the highest realm for leaders to conduct themselves and achieve great things, and an effective way to fulfill their missions. "Leverage" is suitable for China's national conditions and folk customs; it is a true local culture. Therefore, it is said that "leverage" is more suitable for the thinking patterns of contemporary middle-aged and young leaders. In fact, today's "leverage" is the great gathering, great union, and great coordination of everyone's wisdom. Leaders not only leverage the power of superiors but also skillfully leverage the strength of peers and subordinates. Only in this way can leaders truly achieve their tasks smoothly, earn praise from all levels, and ultimately enjoy a pleasant mood and successful career.