Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.
WARREN G. BENNISPower is the basic energy needed to initiate and sustain action or, to put it another way, the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. Leadership is the wise use of this power: Transformative leadership.
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The 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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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn’t be nearly so many people walking around in borrowed postures, spouting secondhand ideas, trying desperately to fit in rather than to stand out.
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What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not.
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The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic.
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Leadership is like beauty – it’s hard to define but you know it when you see it.
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That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
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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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Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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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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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Encourage reflective backtalk: Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.
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