Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
WARREN G. BENNISThe manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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Understand the “Gretzky Factor”: Cultivate an instinct, a “touch”, call it what you will, that enables you to know both where the “puck” is now and where it will be soon.
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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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Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future… I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches… facilitate learning.
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Power 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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Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
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Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
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Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer an American phenomenon. It is truly global. Though I will probably be in less demand, I wanted to move on.
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Successful leaders are great askers
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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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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.
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Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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