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- Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.
- Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
- Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
- Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
- Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line.
- The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have…
- 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…
- Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a result of being…
- Followers who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination.
- 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…
- Leaders are people who believe so passionately that they can seduce other people into sharing their dream.
- Coaching will become the model for leaders in the future... I am certain that leadership can be learned and that terrific coaches... facilitate learning.
- More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.
- Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.
- Successful leaders are great askers
- 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…
- Leaders should always expect the very best of those around them. They know that people can change and grow.
- The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born...
- It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.
- Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are…
- Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a…
- Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity
- Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.
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- All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead… — Martha Beck
- Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right. — Warren G. Bennis
- Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard. — Warren G. Bennis
- Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth. — Warren G. Bennis
- Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. — Warren G. Bennis
- Leaders keep their eyes on the horizon, not just on the bottom line. — Warren G. Bennis