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.
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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To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
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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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Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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Government is like an onion. To understand it, you have to peel through many different layers. Most outsiders never get beyond the first or second layer.
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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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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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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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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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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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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