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.”
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.
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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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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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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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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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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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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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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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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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If you’re the leader, you’ve got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies – that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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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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