This is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple.
WARREN G. BENNISThose 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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To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
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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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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 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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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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That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
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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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Manage the dream: Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing.
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This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others’ judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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That is the key challenge facing management today; change is the only constant.
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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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Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
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