Leadership Habits

- Habit 1 is to be proactive; proactive leaders realize that they can choose how they respond to events.
- Habit 2 is to begin with the end in mind; effective leaders always keep their ultimate goals in mind.
- Habit 3 is to put first things first; leader's time should be organized around priorities.
- Habit 4 is to think win/win; those with win/win perspectives take a mutual gains approach to communication, believing that the best solution benefits both parties.
- Habit 5 is to seek first to understand, and then to be understood; effective leaders put aside their personal concerns to engage in empathetic listening.
- Habit 6 is synergize; synergy creates a solution that's greater than the sum of its parts.
- Habit 7 is to sharpen the saw; continual renewal of the physical, social/emotional, spiritual, and mental dimensions of the self.

The power of connections

Interconnectedness is a value of BMG as a collective. Here is an example of the power of synergy. This image shows how interconnectedness of world financial institutions and everyone knows how powerful they are. Its been said, "its not what you know but who you know," I think this confirms that cliche.