Embrace error: Create an atmosphere in which prudent risk taking is strongly encouraged.
WARREN G. BENNISThe 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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The manager administers; the leader innovates.
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If great teams don’t have an “enemy,” they create one for themselves because, as former Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta pointed out, “you can’t have a war without one.”
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Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
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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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Great things are achieved by talented people who are absolutely convinced that they not only can but will achieve them.
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Every great group is an island… but an island with a bridge to the mainland.
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The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
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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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In great groups, the right people always have the right job.
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Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.
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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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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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Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.
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It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
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Organizations should try to find out if their learning programs actually work.
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