To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life
WARREN G. BENNISFind 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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The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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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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Leaders are people who do the right thing: managers are people who do things right. Both roles are crucial, but they differ profoundly. I often observe people in top positions doing wrong things well.
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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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Don’t over-react to the trouble makers.
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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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In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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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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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
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Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.
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The leader…is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
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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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Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.
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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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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.
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