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The three most charismatic leaders in this century inflicted more suffering on the human race than almost any trio in history: Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. What matters is not the leader’s charisma. What matters is the leader’s mission.
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History Human Leadership Suffering
It takes far more energy and work to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.
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Excellence Improvement
There is no such thing as a good man. Good for what? is the question.
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Goodness Man Philosophy
Your first and foremost job as a leader is to take charge of your own energy and then help to orchestrate the energy of those around you.
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Change Help Job Leadership Yourself
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
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Difficult People
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.
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Danger Result True Wrong
Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.
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Act Creation Entrepreneur Innovation Money
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans.
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Commitment Hope Planning Promise
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
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Best Creation Future Yourself
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
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Deep Different Leadership Right
There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.
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Greatness Quite
A man should never be appointed to a managerial position if his vision focuses on people’s weaknesses rather than on their strengths. The man who always knows exactly what people cannot do, but never sees anything they can do, will undermine the spirit of his organization.
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Focus Man People Spirit Strength Vision Weakness
There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.
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Greatness Quite Wasted Time
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
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Education Important
A decision without an alternative is a desperate gambler’s throw.
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Choice Decision
Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems.
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Opportunity Problem Result

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