In this, our final installment of our 3-part episode on leadership, we’ll talk a little more on how to relate to people. How to listen to them. How to make sure that you’re all on the same page. We’ll also clear dispel some of the myths of what leadership really is.Show Notes:* Follow the Platinum Rule* The Golden Rule tells you to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.* But not everyone is like you.* Don’t Confuse Obedience for Loyalty* Blindly following orders doesn’t make you loyal* Loyalty is a shared commitment to a set of values and principles, not the everchanging whims of an individual* Don’t Confuse Climate for Culture* Taco Tuesdays and team happy hours don’t really define your culture* How you work together and live out your values are* How Many Leadership Teams Would Survive a Vote of Confidence?* Leaders get to choose you, you don’t get to choose them* Take surveys seriously, don’t just let people slide because they’re nice or you don’t want to make waves* Take the Crap Sandwich Off Your Menu* Two pieces of praise with criticism in-between* Tries to soften the blow* But comes across as less than honest* Welcome the Hard Conversations* No one wants things to come to a boiling point, but you can’t let things faster* Look forward to relieving the uncomfortable awkwardness behind, moving forward to better things* It’s Not a Principle Until It Costs You Money. – Bill Bernbach, On the Mount Rushmore of Advertising if Advertising Had a Mount Rushmore* You Spend the First Fifteen Years of Your Career Trying to Get Into Meetings and the Rest Trying to Get Out of Them. – Tom Goodwin* Meetings tend not to be productive, but they make some people feel important* Prioritize and be productive* Two Pizza Maximum* Too many people in a meeting means too much productivity lost* Shouldn’t have meetings where you need more than 2 pizzas to feed everyone* I’ve Searched All the Parks in All the Cities and Found No Statues of           Committees. – Gilbert K. Chesterton* Collaboration is important* Yet we must respect the individual contributions of peopleTranscripts:Welcome to Episode 5 of Navigating the Fustercluck—a podcast full of snackable insights to help you navigate the love/hate world of creativity.My name is Wegs, like eggs with a W, joining you from Deaf Mule Studios in Dallas, and whether you work in advertising, design, gaming, fine art, commercial art, content creation…whatever you’re pouring your heart & soul into.In our last 2 episodes we focused on leadership, and man-o-man, I think we struck a nerve. So, let’s keep on keeping on down the leadership track. Because if it’s important to you, it’s important to us.Now, I generally I hate rules. Rules of any kind. But sometimes, rules can be pretty freeing. Here’s one that if you can follow honestly and consistently, and that’s not easy, you’re probably 90% of where you need to be as a leader, and a person, for that matter…Follow the Platinum RuleThe Golden Rule tells you to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But not everyone is like you. They don’t like everything that you do. You may like continuous feedback. Someone else may prefer a bit more space. You may want a promotion. Someone else may want more vacation. You have to get used to one another. Get to know each other. Walk in their shoes so you can understand where they stand and where they want to go. That’s what empathy is all about. That’s when you get the most out of everybody.Don’t Confuse Obedience for Loyalty       Loyalty. Perhaps the most abused word in leadership. Too many so-called leaders believe that since they’re “good people”, all their actions must also be good. Even when those actions require the rationalization that “the ends justify the means.” This need to bridge the gap between their self-image and their real-li...