The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.
WARREN G. BENNISCoaching will become the model for leaders in the future… I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches… facilitate learning.
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The ability to plan for what has not yet happened, for a future that has only been imagined, is one of the hallmarks of leadership.
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Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.
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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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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They do not worry about failure but embrace errors, knowing they will learn from them.
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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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In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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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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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future… I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches… facilitate learning.
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What makes a good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not.
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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
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Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character
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