26 REAL-LEADERS.COM / SUMMER 2022 LEADERSHIP 8. Do it Yourself: Wisdom from theWorld’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers — DAVID RUBENSTEIN, COFOUNDER OF THE CARLYLE GROUP “One of the most effective ways to communicate with your followers is to lead by example, which is to say, don’t make a big speech telling them what to do: You do it yourself. So people see that Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is working around the clock, traveling, and paying attention to details. He’s doing what he wants other people to do, and therefore they follow him. So I think it’s his attention to detail and his willingness to step in and do what he says he wants others to do. I think that’s what makes him very effective.” 9. How to Thrive in Constant Change — APRIL RINNE, LEADING FUTURIST AND INVESTOR “Everyone’s relationship to change is different, and the best thing you can do right now is start getting to know your own. In my experience, very few people spend time doing this. We spend time trying to manage, react to, triage, or engineer change. We’re so focused on what’s happening in the outside world that we don’t do the inner work to recognize our relationship to it. If you’re not clear on that, you will be playing defense constantly. You’re continually going to be feeling insufficient, unhappy. But when you get clear on that on the inside, it immediately shifts how you see and behave and how you show up in the world on the outside. Have you given thought to your relationship to change today? And in particular, what drives you and excites you? And what triggers you? What unravels you? Self-awareness is an essential part of becoming resilient in flux.” 10. Key Leadership Principles for the 21st Century — HUBERT JOLY, FORMER CEO OF BEST BUY “Real leadership is not principally about coming up with the right strategies or the correct answer — although, of course, you have to do this. But more importantly, we need to create energy. It’s a very different mindset. In physics, we learn that energy is a fixed quantity. In a human organization, it’s not. You can create energy. How do you do this? It’s by co-creating the plan with your team, working with them to develop a plan, and then just getting going and celebrating the small wins, the early wins. And if there are problems, be transparent, be vulnerable. ‘Oh, it didn’t quite work out as intended. We need to rethink this one.’ Be vulnerable and ask for help.” 11. HowPower ReallyWorks andHowEveryone CanUse It — TIZIANA CASCIARO, PROFESSOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, ROTMAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT “My observation and the research tell me that when you allow the best people to do the best work, and you are the leader who enables them, there will always be a place for you. The world desperately needs leaders who enable people to do great work. Don’t be afraid that because they’re doing great work, you’re going to look like a lesser individual. What you’re going to look like? ‘Finally, we found somebody who can lead this bunch, who can actually get great input, great ideas out of these people, innovation of these people. Oh my God, we love you forever.’”
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