…that by reaching for what appears to be the impossible we often actually achieve the impossible
– Jack Welch
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I often say….
… that leadership is deeply personal and inherently collective. That’s a paradox that effective leaders have to embrace. It does depend on them. It does depend on their convictions, their clarity, their personal commitment to their own cultivation. And on the other hand, it doesn’t depend on them. It’s an inherently collective phenomenon.
– Peter Senge
Leaders….
… must be tough enough to fight,
tender enough to cry,
human enough to make mistakes,
humble enough to admit them,
strong enough to absorb the pain,
and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving.
– Jesse Jackson
A mind…
… is a fire to be ignited, not a vessel to be filled
– Plutarch
To lead people, walk beside them …
… As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear;
and the next, the people hate …
When the best leader’s work is done the people say,
“We did it ourselves!”
– Lao-tsu
Do not…
… wait for leaders. Do it alone, person to person
– Mother Teresa
The secret of…
…. a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests
– Gail Sheehy
Leave your…
…mark where others can only dream of going
– Anon
Keep your…
…fears to yourself but share your inspiration with others
– Robert Louis Stevenson
Effective leadership….
…. is the only competitive advantage that will endure. That’s because leadership has two sides – what a person is (character) and what a person does (competence)
– Stephen Covey
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