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Every great group is an island... but an island with a bridge to the mainland.

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Judgment without character is expediency... or worse.
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Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.
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Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided.
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I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.
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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 life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital.
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The manager administers the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo the leader challenges it.
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Listening to the inner voice - trusting the inner voice - is one of the most important lessons of leadership.
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Encourage dissent: Leaders should have associates who have contrary views, who are devil's advocates, variance sensors who can tell them the difference between what is expected and what is really happening, between what they want to hear and what they need to hear. There are too many naked emperors running around today.
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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 not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.
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Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.
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Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.
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A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless... someone's got to make a wake up call.
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