All I Need to Know About Leadership, I Learned From My Horse*

• Reward a well-intentioned try.
• Make the right way easy and the wrong way a lot of work.
• Learn to be consistent and exact when asking for what you want.
• Be soft but not yielding; be firm but not harsh.
• If you don't get the results you seek, don't blame the horse.  Look inside yourself first.
• Do nothing in anger.  Anger can often cause you to do things which in a calmer mood you will regret.
• Become fluent in the language of those you seek to lead.
• Don't be sneaky.  Be open about what you want to achieve and how you are going to do it.
• Respect and trust are essential to a good relationship, and each is a two-way street.
• Use a light hand and do not steer, but guide.
• Strive for true unity in purpose and execution.

 *With apologies to Robert Fulghum.

Dare I say these principles might also apply to leading humans as well?