9 Things
a Leader
Must Do

DR. HENRY CLOUD

9 Things a Leader Must Do

Copyright © 2006 by Henry Cloud

Published by Integrity Publishers, a division of Integrity Media, Inc., 660 Bakers Bridge Avenue, Suite 200, Franklin, TN 37067

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cloud, Henry.
9 Things a Leader Must Do/Henry Cloud.
p. cm.
Summary: “A simple roadmap to help leaders, and those who want to become leaders, arrive at greater levels of personal growth and corporate influence”--Provided by publisher.

ISBN-13: 978-1-59145-484-7 (hardcover)
ISBN-10: 1-59145-484-0 (hardcover)

1. Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity. 2. Leadership. 3. Leaders--Religious life. I. Title. II. Title: Nine things a leader must do.

BV4597.53.L43C56 2006
158’.4--dc22
2006021309

Printed in the United States of America

06 07 08 09 LBM 6 5 4 3 2 1

CONTENTS

Foreword by John C. Maxwell

Introduction: Déjà Vu Leaders

9 THINGS A LEADER MUST DO

1. Excavate Your Soul

Thing One: Déjà vu leaders explore their deep hearts and invest in their inner desires and drives

2. Yank the Diseased Tooth

Thing Two: Déjà vu leaders do not allow negative things to take up space in their lives

3. Play the Whole Movie

Thing Three: Déjà vu leaders evaluate their decisions in the present based on how they will affect the future

4 Put Superman out of a Job

Thing Four: Déjà vu leaders continually ask themselves, “What can I do to make this situation better?”

5. Embrace Your Inner Insect

Thing Five: Déjà vu leaders achieve big goals by taking small steps over time

6. Earn a Black Belt in Hate

Thing Six: Déjà vu leaders develop the ability to hate the right things well

7. Forget about Playing Fair

Thing Seven: Déjà vu leaders give back better than they are given

8. Quit Self-Exaggerating

Thing Eight: Déjà vu leaders do not strive to be or to appear more than they really are

9. Ignore the Popularity Polls

Thing Nine: Déjà vu leaders do not make decisions based on the fear of other people’s reactions

Conclusion: Becoming a Déjà Vu Leader