A Leader is one who has to take a lot of decisions. These decisions can go right or wrong. The process of taking these decisions, is what will help a leader gain the trust of his people.
These are applicable to any one who has to lead. This can be a team, a group or a family. Most are applicable at almost all places.
Some Golden Rules to be followed in the process :
1. Don't take every decision.
2. Make your people take a position.
3. Act Swiftly. Don't lose momentum, waiting for all the information.
4. Change bad decisions quickly.
5. Assign a Devil's advocate. ( A Devil's Advocate - Is one who will point the reasons or bring up points that can make an action fail)
6. Communicate what is being done.
7. Communicate why it is being done.
8. Support your people, unless they are wrong.
9. Do not overrule your people often. At times make a unilateral decision and move on.
10. Conduct an official postmortem.
Source/Inspiration: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/235466
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