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Leaders have followers. Managers have employees. Managers make widgets. Leaders make change.
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014 |
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Change is frightening, and to many people who would be leaders, it seems more of a threat than a promise.
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014 |
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Leaders… don’t care very much for organizational structure or the official blessing of whatever factory they work for. They use passion and ideas to lead people, as opposed to using threats and bureaucracy to manage them.
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022 |
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The new tools and technologies available to groups are transforming what it means to think of tribal communication. Smart leaders are grabbing those tools and putting them to work.
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025 |
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…you [have] everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself. The people around you realize this, and they are ready to follow if you’re ready to lead.
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037 |
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In unstable times, growth comes from leaders who create change and engage their organizations, instead of from managers who push their employees to do more for less.
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041 |
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Great leaders don’t want the attention, but they use it. They use it to unite the tribe and to reinforce its sense of purpose.
|
050 |
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Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.
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055 |
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If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.
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055 |
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The one path that never works is the most common one: doing nothing at all.
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059 |
