7 Rules of Now

— Adapted from Business at the Speed of Now, John M. Bernard, Wiley.

Some rules of leadership are timeless, but some simply don’t cut it anymore.
Here are the 7 Rules of Now:

1. Listen closely to your customers and employees.
2. Keep the organization’s goals uppermost in your mind.
3. Measure performance—your own, your team’s and that of others.
4. Make data-driven decisions.
5. Don’t hide the truth. Hidden problems fester.
6. Figure out how to say yes.
7. Fear nothing.