As you prepare yourself to become a better leader, use the following guidelines to help you grow: Let go of your EGO. Become a good follower first. Build positive relationships. Work with excellence. Rely on discipline, not emotion. Make adding value your goal. Give your power away. In the Right to Lead, you will hear from and read about people who have done these same things and earned the right to others. Because of the courage they found and the character they displayed, other people recognized their admirable qualities and felt compelled to follow them.