In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
WARREN G. BENNISThe American Heritage Dictionary defines crucible as “a place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces; a severe test of patience or belief; a vessel for melting material at high temperatures.”
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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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
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People 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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Listening to the inner voice – trusting the inner voice – is one of the most important lessons of leadership.
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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Almost 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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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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Great groups deliver great results. And for everyone involved in a great group, great work is its own reward.
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Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.
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