Leading Through Uncertainty: How Umpqua Bank Emerged from the Great Recession Better and Stronger than Ever

PART 1

Leading Yourself

Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50 percent of your time in leading yourself—your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation, conduct. Invest at least 20 percent leading those with authority over you and 15 percent leading your peers.

—Dee Hock, founder and CEO emeritus, Visa

Before you can lead others, you first need to learn how to lead yourself. Leading yourself will help you hone the skills you'll need to lead others, while building the confidence that infuses good leaders and builds the confidence of those they lead. Part 1 considers a number of topics related to self-leadership, including getting your arms around today's headlines, ...