The Leader's Checklist

Leadership checklists help you become a better leader.

The most useful leadership checklists reflect established managerial principles, hard-earned experience and reliable evidence. Following checklists that you’ve created – or adapted to fit your needs – will help you become a better leader. With checklists, you can prioritize your most important leadership actions and make mission-critical choices. 

Never participate in a board meeting, engage in a brainstorming session, or conduct an employee or customer gathering without first reviewing your most relevant checklists – either existing guidelines or personal lists you’ve developed or amended. 

With the correct checklists, you can identify important issues, generate appropriate questions and reach revelatory answers that help you refine your thinking. To tackle the challenges leaders must confront and overcome, check your lists. 

Base your checklists on 16 core leadership principles.

These 16 leadership principles should be at the heart of your executive checklists, whether you use a published list or design...