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.
WARREN G. BENNISGreat leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.
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It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
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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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Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
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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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Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.
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Who succeeds in forming and leading a Great Group? He or she is almost always a pragmatic dreamer. They are people who get things done, but they are people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
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Think of successful creative collaborations are dreams with deadlines.
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Those who re-enter the workplace filled with new enthusiasm and new ideas often find a chilly response on the part of their supervisors.
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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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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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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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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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Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
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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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Someone once wrote that the sound of surprise is jazz, and if there’s any one thing that we must try to get used to in this world, it’s surprise and the unexpected. Truly, we are living in world where the only thing that’s constant is change.
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