Something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It’s as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.
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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At the time, Sculley was destined to be the head of Pepsico. The clincher came when Jobs asked him, “How many more years of your life do you want to spend making colored water when you can have an opportunity to come here and change the world?”
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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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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
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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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Almost without exception, members of great groups see themselves as winning underdogs, as a feisty David hurling fresh ideas at a big, backward-looking Goliath. They always have an “enemy.”
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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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Vision animates, inspires, transforms purpose into action.
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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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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.
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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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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.
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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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