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Leaders, whatever the field, are made up as much of their experiences as their skills, like everyone else. Unlike everyone else, they use their experience rather than being used by it.
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064 |
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Clearly, to become a true leader, one must know the world as well as one knows one’s self.
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068 |
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Trusting the impulse always leads to growth, although sometimes through mistakes. Sometimes trusting the impulse leads directly to brilliance.
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091 |
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…corporate culture, along with society as a whole, recognizes and rewards left-brain accomplishments and tends to discount right-brain achievements.
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097 |
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The real role of the leader is to figure out how you make diverse people and elements work together. – John Sculley
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100 |
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No leaders sets out to be a leader. People set out to live their lives, expressing themselves fully. When that expression is of value, they become leaders.
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106 |
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…the point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely – all your skills, gifts, and energies – in order to make your vision manifest.
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106 |
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Leadership without perspective and point of view isn’t leadership – and of course it must be your own perspective, your own point of view. You cannot borrow… someone else’s.
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Fear, for most leaders, is less a crippler than a motivator.
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122 |
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Mastery, absolute competence, is mandatory for a leader. But it’s also more fun than anything you’ll ever do.
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