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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.

Warren G. Bennis

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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Dream People Reality
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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Filled Response Supervisor Workplace
Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
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Inspirational Leadership People
Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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Dance Leadership Music
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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Balance Groups Important
You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
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Knows Materials Raw Want
Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.
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Character Credibility No Trust
Expect the best from your people and they will usually deliver but your expectations must be realistic.
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Expectations People Realistic
Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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Eye Horizon Leadership
Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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People Reality Vision
Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
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Combination Followers Tells Unbeatable
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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Judgment Keys Principle Teaching
Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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Achieve Great People Things
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
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Accomplishment Believe Inspirational
Successful leaders are great askers
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Leader Problem Successful
Ineffective leaders often act on the advice and counsel of the last person they talked to.
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Advice Lasts Leader

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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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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