Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
WARREN G. BENNISDon’t over-react to the trouble makers.
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Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.
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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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Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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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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The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do professionally and personally, and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures
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Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.
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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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You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.
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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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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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Effective leaders make a full commitment to be a learner, to keep increasing and nourishing their knowledge and wisdom.
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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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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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First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
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