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+title: "The Art of Leadership"
+description: "by M. Lopp"
+category:
+tags: ["leadership", "management"]
+date: 2022-02-18T10:36:57+01:00
+slug: "art-of-leadership"
+rating: "★★★★☆"
+cover: "/images/art_of_leadership.png"
+---
+
+Very much like "The Manager's Path", this is another book you should keep on your desk
+and access randomly as you need it. Most of the "small things" target upper management
+but I recommend this book to line managers and individual contributors too as this is
+a good reference for what you should expect from your manager.
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+I'll probably re-read parts from this book multiple times.
+
+## Notes
+
+- As a leader you are _responsible_ for something: an area, a team, a project. A more
+ productive mindset is considering you _accountable_. While Responsibility is more of
+ a characteristic that comes along with your job, Accountability requires a willingness
+ to justify (account for) your decisions.
+- Managers tell you where you are, leaders tell you where you're going.
+- When in a new context, make a list of whatever seems off and commit to address all the
+ points in the list. Address is not the same as Fix, some of them might you can't/don't
+ want to fix but you still give them attention and explain why.
+- Management is not a promotion and you're likely not equipped for the job at first. Three
+ small things you can do:
+ - Let others change your mind
+ - Augment your weaknesses by building a diverse team (ideas don't improve in echo chambers)
+ - Delegate more than it's comfortable