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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.

Warren G. Bennis

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.
WARREN G. BENNIS

Leadership Running Thinking
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Accomplishment Believe Inspirational
Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
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Expectations People Realistic
Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
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Bridges Groups Islands
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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Leadership Mountain Weather
Judgment without character is expediency… or worse.
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Character Expediency Judgment
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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Inspirational Leader Leadership Management
This 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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Jobs Opportunity Years
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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Jazz Living Someone Surprise World
Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.
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Dream Successful Thinking
In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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Groups Jobs People
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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Leader People Together
You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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Needs People Vision
Leadership is like beauty – it’s hard to define but you know it when you see it.
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Define Hard Knows Leadership
Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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Combination Followers Tells Unbeatable
Don’t over-react to the trouble makers.
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Makers Over React Trouble

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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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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