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Having a great bench is one of the strongest signs of stellar leadership because it means the team you’ve built can steer the ship and thrive, even if you are not at the helm.
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185 |
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Because leaders can only accomplish things through others, the best leaders know how to have critical and courageous conversations.
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059 |
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By making a caring, emotional connection, the best leaders go beyond good listening.
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061 |
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No enterprise becomes great without an ahead-of-the-pack, lone-wolf leader who dares to disregard conventions.
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073 |
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Founders must lead with the vision that they are doing something great. Confidence, passion, and conviction are contagious qualities.
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076 |
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Because entrepreneurs are always attempting to introduce new ideas, by definition they lead at the outset with a stubborn, contrarian quality.
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086 |
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Without humility and vulnerability, we can never possess the intellectual curiosity that a great leader requires.
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114 |
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…openness is about pushing leaders to think less of themselves as the best athlete than being the best person to create a great team and realize its collective potential.
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123 |
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Overcoming, learning through, and bouncing back from a failure all help you develop as a leader.
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156 |
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Leadership is a process, not a position.
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004 |