The manager administers; the leader innovates.
WARREN G. BENNISGreat things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well.
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Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
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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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Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.
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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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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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Successful leaders are great askers
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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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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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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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Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
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Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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