# The Unifying Theme of Strong Leadership - Matt Norman

<https://www.mattnorman.com/the-unifying-theme-of-strong-leadership/>

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## What Jamie wrote

The best leaders that I have worked with nearly always have fundamental principles that drive the many decisions they have to make. Principles. Frameworks. Identity. There are a lot of ways to describe this, but I believe it is foundational to leadership. It is very hard to lead if you are inconsistent. I like how Norman presents this characteristic in this article. It takes years, perhaps decades, to build but intentionally doing so is critical. Books like Jim Loehr's [Leading with Character](https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Character-Minutes-Brilliant-Legacy/dp/1119781647) with the 180-day journaling exercise are also good ways to work on this.

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