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The lack of ability to say ‘no’ is what drives many projects to start so poorly.
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…even if your project started well, it is likely there will come a point when the team’s plan and also the team itself may begin to deteriorate and even fail.
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It is critical for the leaders to engage each other in conversations about the purpose of their organization and of each of the projects that make up their mutual success.
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…if I ask a leader to deliver a project with a key set of attributes by a specific date and that leader doesn’t challenge me, that leader has made a commitment.
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You want to be able to see trouble coming and be able to deal with it before it is obvious.
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…the exceptional leader is like organized lightning, with both a calming presence and the intensity that raises the whole energy of the situations they engage.
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Improving your skill at ‘how’ to improve is the most powerful of all skills to master.
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The exceptional leader knows that he has the ability to improve.
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…when you decide to get better at something, think about what things you will try.
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Truly great ideas for improvement come when you have successfully emptied your mind from worries and distractions and enabled your mind to be open to new ideas that are hidden within you.
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