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Decide! The One Common Denominator of All Great Leaders by Gino Wickman 4 Once the leadership team defned its core values and • Excellence began bringing them to life with employees and clients, • Strive for perfection this gentleman stuck out like a sore thumb. The client • Competitive ultimately made the seemingly diffcult decision to let him • Do the right thing go. Almost immediately, employees, clients, and vendors • Compassion came forward with their true feelings and concerns about • Honesty and integrity him. The company’s reputation had been being damaged • Hungry for achievement the entire time he had worked for it. Had the client not • Encourage individual ability and creativity discovered and defned its core values and used them as • Accountability a rudder that helped to make this decision, the harm this • Service the customer above all else one salesman might have ultimately done could have been • Work hard irreparable. • Never satisfed • Continuous self-improvement If you haven’t yet defned your core values and aren’t sure • Help frst of where to start, use the following list. Choose three to • Professionalism seven that defne your culture and try them on: • Individual initiative • Growth-oriented • Treat everyone with respect • Opportunity based on merit; no one is entitled to anything • Creativity and imagination • Personal integrity • No cynicism • Humbly confdent www.eosworldwide.com