People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
WARREN G. BENNISSomeone 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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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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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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.
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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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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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Judgment without character is expediency… or worse.
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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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You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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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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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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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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