Wise Counsel For Any Leader

Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gave some suggestions on leadership that would be wise for any leader to follow:

• Focus on people, not programs
• Be innovative
• Delegate responsibilities so others may grow--counsel and motivate but don't do the work that has been delegated to others
• Dedicate the greatest attention to priorities which will be different at different times
• Do the best you can

Resource:

"¡Oh, sed prudentes!", Liahona, noviembre de 2006, págs. 18-20

Who Is More Important Than What

Who is a more important variable than what. In other words, it's always people, not programs that determine the quality of a school. Therefore, focusing on recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best people will pay greater dividends than focusing on what new program to implement.

The best people are mavericks and want to leave their mark. They are eccentric--rebels, radicals, and revolutionaries--who walk down unconventional paths. These people are willing to leave the safe harbor.

"It is always from the minority acting in ways different from what the majority would prescribe that the majority in the end learns to do better," advises Friedrich August von Hayek.


Ideas based on the works of:

• What Great Principals Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
• High-Velocity Cultural Change by Price Pritchett
• My Years As a Hispanic Youth Advocate by Barbara Lovejoy