Something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It’s as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.
WARREN G. BENNISThink of a crucible as an occasion for real magic, the creation of something more valuable than an alchemist could possibly imagine. In it, the individual is transformed, changed, created anew. He or she grows in ways that change his or her definition of self.
More Warren G. Bennis Quotes
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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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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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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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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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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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If great teams don’t have an “enemy,” they create one for themselves because, as former Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta pointed out, “you can’t have a war without one.”
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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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Successful leaders are great askers
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Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.
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The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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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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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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Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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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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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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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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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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Almost without exception, members of great groups see themselves as winning underdogs, as a feisty David hurling fresh ideas at a big, backward-looking Goliath. They always have an “enemy.”
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You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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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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Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
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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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