Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
WARREN G. BENNISPeople 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.
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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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Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
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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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It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
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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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Around the world, the generals are being ousted, and the poets are taking charge.
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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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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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At the time, Sculley was destined to be the head of Pepsico. The clincher came when Jobs asked him, “How many more years of your life do you want to spend making colored water when you can have an opportunity to come here and change the world?”
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Judgment without character is expediency… or worse.
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Successful leaders are great askers
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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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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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