Ten Ways to be a Leader

Everyone can tell us to be a leader, but they have never tell us how. Here are Dale Carnegie's ten treats...

1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.

2. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.

3. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

4. Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.

5. Let the other person save face.

6. Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement.

7. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

8. Use encouragement.

9. Make the fault easy to correct.

10. Make the other person happy about doing the thing that you suggest.

His Quotes
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."

"It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings."

"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare."

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

"Act enthusiastic and you become enthusiastic."

"Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all you heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."

"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see a bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."

Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)