The Leadership Code describes the essential rules that govern great leaders. Defining what matters serves two purposes: one to help others become better leaders themselves and the other to help those who are charged with building better leadership in their organization. It states that being an effective leader requires you to help other leaders and that being a better leader starts with yourself. You have to model what you want others to know and do.1 Leaders are learners. The Leadership Code provides both structure and guidance to help everyone become a better individual, but also on how to develop better leadership capacity. This leadership code is not intended for quick ideas on how to improve, but for how to apply new ideas to your personal leadership. The author divides the leadership code into five rules. Each rule is broken down to help understand the characteristics of an effective leader. To help clarify the five rules, the authors compare them to two dimensions: time and attention. These two dimensions rely on the strength of the individual leader. The time dimension helps leaders think and plan in the short and long term. The caring aspect provides context by which leaders evaluate when they should focus on building the organization and when they should focus on building individuals.1 My temperament has been identified as a Protective Guardian (ISFJ). We represent about 10 percent of the population and our primary interest is the safety and security of those we care about most. We are loyal and responsible. We also value traditions both in culture and within our families. We can sometimes be wrongly judged as stiff because of our shyness. We are warm and compassionate to those in need. We are the most diligent of all types...... middle of paper...... rich says if you want to be a better leader, you have to follow the code. It depends on how you perceive others and how others perceive you. Behavioral theory is based on the behavior of a leader. If one does not have a positive vision of leadership or learnable behavior, one will not make a good leader. Autocratic and persuasive leadership styles are similar to the second rule, make things happen stated by the author. The autocratic leadership style involves the leader solving the problem or making a decision with the available information. The second rule is to be able to implement your ideas and decisions immediately. Execution requires not only that change occurs, but also that new patterns emerge as old patterns are exposed.1 Persuasive leadership style is related to the author's leadership style by a leader explaining why his idea is best for the task at hand..