10 Leadership Lessons I Wish
I Had Learned In My 20’sBy Todd Wilms, Social Strategy at SAP

The collection of 10 Leadership
Lessons is the culmination of 20 yearsin leadership positions at some of the best known brands on theplanet, like eBay/PayPal, Citrix Online, PeopleSoft, and agency GPJ.Todd is the social strategist to help SAP realize its goal of becoming aworld-class social enterprise, where he also speaks around the worldand contributes on Forbes and other popular media platforms.He is currently on the advisory board of Online Marketing Institute andwas previously on the Operating Board of the Northern CaliforniaChapter of the MS Society.Please read the original, accompanying piece on Forbes atwww.forbes.com/sapFor further insight and information, please follow Todd at@toddmwilms or on LinkedIn. The following views expressed are my own and do not reflect those or imply endorsement of SAP or any other organization.

1. “Focus straight ahead –
the other stuff wont matter” © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 3

2. It’s All Personal, Not
BusinessYou aren’t in a Michael Douglas* movie. What you say and do impacts people. * Wall Street or any other movie where he plays a corporate jerk. © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 4

3. Think Marathon, Not Sprint
Smarter decisions will be made by thinking of the long-term strategy, instead of the short-term gain. © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 5

4. Find a Mentor Get
that “go to” person in your life © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 6

5. There Are Incredibly Smart
People Who Will Help You If You Ask “You Just Need To Ask” © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 7

6. Leadership Doesn’t Need A
Title © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. It starts with “trust” 8

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All rights reserved. 9

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8.What Is More Important Is
How You Handle The Big Screw-Up “Leadership is as much about defeat as it is about success” © 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 11

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B ONUS : You can
outlast that thing standing between you and your goals