One of the worst mistakes is to do nothing.
WARREN G. BENNISYou need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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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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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
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Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry about failure but embrace errors, knowing they will learn from them.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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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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Think 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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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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