Dr Richard PeddieLeadership 201

Have a Dream or a vision – Dream Big Dreams…and work

hard.

The Difference between good work and

excellent work is hard work.

Don’t worry about someone being more talented – worry about someone

working harder.

Have strong core values.

Be confident.

What gets measured get’s done.

“The Gross is Not the Net.”

Always pay your taxes.

Athletes are assets.

Edge Matters.

Don’t be afraid to intimidate.

People make the Difference.

Meritocracy Works!

Promote from within.

A CEO hires strangers and fires

friends.

Remember names – it’s a high honour to the person. People feel

recognized and important.

I wanted our employees to know everything that was going on in the company

and the rationale for all our initiatives.

When it comes to media, Less is More.

The customer is always right – but sometimes

you have to fire the customer.

The one who wins the race is often the one who wanted it

the most – who trained harder – who wasn’t satisfied with a personal best time or even a

second-place finish.

I worked hard to be

authentic.

Optimists have more success than

Pessimists.

I realized I could bring a positive emotional

energy to meetings.

I lead with energy.

Stay current.

Diversify your experience.

I encouraged ideas.

Worst Practices can lead to Best Practices.

I had to articulate the right set of

corporate and personal values.

I had to continuously reflect on those values to make

sure they were appropriate to achieving the desired

goal of winning.

I had to embody the values in my own

behaviour – all the time.

All people have untapped leadership potential and

can hone leadership skills if they are

prepared to work at it.

It takes trial and error and time – it’s a learning

process…there is no recipe, no list of traits to

be checked off.

What matters are passion and purpose

and life stories.

For most of my career, I was student of leadership,

knowing what I knew paled in comparison to what I

needed to learn.

Experience and learning are often

transferable.

“Richard doesn’t look back – he looks

forward.”

Always say thanks.

Never underestimate the power of books.

Thanks Dr Peddie