Peter Drucker. (№ 302618)

There are five main methods, the "five habits" which need to develop a leader to work effectively.
1. Effective leaders know what consumes their time. They regularly work with the small fraction of their time that they can truly control.
2. Effective leaders focus on achievements beyond their organizations. They target not doing work per se, but the end result. Before to start performance of a particular task, an effective leader asks himself the question: "What results are expected of me?" The process of work, not to mention the specific methods of its implementation, for it departs on the second plan.
3. Effective leaders develop strengths - their own, their superiors, colleagues and subordinates. In difficult situations they rely on strengths and do not dwell on the weak. They begin with tasks that are not able to solve.
4. Effective leaders focus on a few major areas where good work will lead to remarkable results. They force themselves to set priorities and not deviate from the decisions taken. They know that they have no other choice but to deal first with cases of paramount importance, secondary not to do ever. Otherwise nothing is done.
5. Finally, effective leaders make effective decisions. They know that the correct solution is not that other, as a system - a series of correct steps in the correct sequence. They know that an effective decision is always a judgment based on "divisions" and not on "consensus on the facts." And they know that a fast decision is the wrong decision. Decisions should be few, but fundamental. The right strategy, not the inventive techniques.