The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do professionally and personally, and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures
WARREN G. BENNISIn great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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Someone once wrote that the sound of surprise is jazz, and if there’s any one thing that we must try to get used to in this world, it’s surprise and the unexpected. Truly, we are living in world where the only thing that’s constant is change.
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Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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Understand the “Gretzky Factor”: Cultivate an instinct, a “touch”, call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the “puck” is now and where it will be soon.
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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
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The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
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First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
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Successful leaders are great askers
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Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.
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Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.
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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don’t think that’s quite it; it’s more like jazz. There is more improvisation.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn’t be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.
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You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
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