Title: 3 Principles to a Lasting Corporate Legacy | Inc.com
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3 Principles to a Lasting Corporate Legacy
To establish a legacy that lives on for generations to come, principled leaders must intentionally define and model cultural beliefs.
1. Prioritize principled leadership over tactical leadership.
2. Define and model your cultural beliefs.
3. Examine the systems that contradict your desired culture.
Laying Out a Legacy Roadmap
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Content: As leaders prepare to move on from the company they helped build, they must come head-to-head with a big, often difficult-to-answer question: What have I done to ensure my company will achieve its founding mission and thrive into the future? In order to confidently answer this question, leaders must focus their efforts on establishing a deep-rooted culture -- one that will continue to cultivate the mindsets and behaviors required for future growth. We'd suggest following these four steps to lay the cultural groundwork for your organization's long-term growth. 1. Prioritize principled leadership over tactical leadership. Many leaders understand the tactical element of leadership, which consists of creating expectations, following up on those expectations, and holding people accountable to deliver on tasks. This leadership style is a dime a dozen. More important to one's leadership legacy is the practice of principled leadership. Leaders who follow this approach create "space" around them.