What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not.
WARREN G. BENNISServant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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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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Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
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Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry about failure but embrace errors, knowing they will learn from them.
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Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
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At the time, Sculley was destined to be the head of Pepsico. The clincher came when Jobs asked him, “How many more years of your life do you want to spend making colored water when you can have an opportunity to come here and change the world?”
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Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.
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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
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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 groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.
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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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Successful leaders are great askers
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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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Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.
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Don’t over-react to the trouble makers.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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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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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
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Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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