10 commandments of a change leader by Björn Wahlroos. Originally presented in Finnish at a Rytminmuutos event held on November 26th, 2015 at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland.

1. 10 Commandments
of a Change Leader
by Björn Wahlroos at Rytminmuutos event in November 2015
Source: http://rytminmuutos.fi/2016/02/08/muutosjohtajan-10-kaskya/@TiinaKiia

2. Do not attend
leadership seminars
You will not learn leadership by attending
seminars, that’s for sure.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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3. Concentrate on
execution,
not on strategy
It is a mistake to spend hours in strategy
meetings, endlessly refining meaningless
strtaegies.
The only thing that matters, is execution.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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4. Know your business
A good generalist leader does not exist.
A good leader always knows their
business area. Leadership is not an
intrinsic value that generates similar
success when transferred from one
business to a completely different one.
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5. Lead by example –
demonstrate that you
know your business
Leading by example does not mean
having luch at the same canteen with
everyone else. Leading by example
means that you know your job and do it.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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6. Take risks in
communication,
not in business
Create an interesting image of yourself,
even in a boring environment.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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7. If you think something
should be done
– do it immediately
When in doubt about an employee, and
thinking whether you should find
someone else for that job, do it
immediately.
If you end up waiting for 6, 9, or 12
months too see, you will eventually realize
it should have been done right away.
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8. Always hire the best
people
It is much more fun to be displaced to an
early retirement by people more
competent than you, than have to close
the business because of incompetent
people running it.
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9. Do not beat around
the bush and delegate
– make decisions
Employees need a leader who knows
how to pull the whole company out of
trouble. A good leader knows how to use
the tools of their staff, otherwise no-one
will follow at the time of a crisis.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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10. Never read
leadership books
They are completely useless.
Björn Wahlroos’ 10 Commandments of a Change Leader
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