Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
WARREN G. BENNISAlmost 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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Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
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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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Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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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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Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
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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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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 keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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Don’t over-react to the trouble makers.
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Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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