Leadership beliefs
With this hurdle cleared, Delsin shares his leadership beliefs with the reader in a well-written manner. Dielessen wants to give “younger generations” guidance on the way forward and to know how to avoid risks. Based on fifteen lessons in fifteen chapters, he outlines the path he took as a director and leader. Each chapter has an engaging title and is illustrated with a case from his career at NOC*NSF – think Yuri van Gelder, the Losers’ Journey, Camille Erlings, Vladimir Putin, the failed bid to host the 2019 European Games. Lessons covered come in: 1. Leadership is Faith, 2. Integrity Integrity and more integrity, 3. If you lower the bar you will never jump higher, 4. Think even for a minute, 5. Common ground, 6. If things have been quiet for a long time, you have to argue, 7. Unprecedented events require unprecedented decisions , 8. You have fixed principles and costs, 9. I am the boss, but I am not in charge, 10. Decentralize what can be decentralized and centralize what should be centralized, 11. You should always be able to explain what you did next, 12. Reputation comes on foot and goes on horseback, 13. Be careful, 14. Every end is a new beginning, 15. When people start thinking, they should be careful.
