Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
WARREN G. BENNISThis is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple.
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Power is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain action or, to put it another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power: Transformative leadership.
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Those who re-enter the workplace filled with new enthusiasm and new ideas often find a chilly response on the part of their supervisors.
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Listening to the inner voice – trusting the inner voice – is one of the most important lessons of leadership.
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Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future… I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches… facilitate learning.
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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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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others’ judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.
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Leadership is like beauty – it’s hard to define but you know it when you see it.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
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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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The leader…is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
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