CHAPTER ONE
The Ownership Mind-Set
The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner
Leadership is about what you do. It is not a position you hold or a state of being. Your leadership potential is certainly shaped by who you are as a person and your life experience, but whether this potential is realized depends on what actions you take.
Sometimes your actions will lead to positive outcomes, and sometimes they will lead to negative outcomes. While external factors can influence outcomes—making money, setting profit records, winning elections, securing a piece of business, and so on—these outcomes typically are the result of a sustained period of high-quality actions. The point is that results, by themselves, don’t define good leadership. ...
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