Jan. 14, 2014

What is Leadership?

From True Stories from the Inside by Edward Coleman (author's profile)

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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
ITS QUALITIES ARE DIFFICULT TO DEFINE, BUT THEY ARE NOT SO DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.
LEADERS DON'T FORCE OTHER PEOPLE TO GO ALONG WITH THEM. THEY BRING THEM ALONG. LEADERS
GET COMMITMENT FROM OTHERS BY DOING IT THEM SELVES. BY BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT
ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, AND BY OPERATING WITH HONESTY AND FAIRNESS.
LEADERS DEMAND MUCH OF OTHERS BUT ALSO GIVE MUCH OF THEMSELVES, THEY ARE AMBITIOUS
NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES BUT ALSO FOR THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM. THEY SEEK TO ATTRACT
RETAIN AND DEVELOP OTHER PEOPLE TO THEIR FULL ABILITIES.
GOOD LEADERS AREN'T "LONG RANGERS". THEY RECOGNIZE THAT AN ORGANIZATION S STRATEGIES
FOR SUCCESS REQUIRE THE COMBINED TALENTS AND EFFORTS OF MANY PEOPLE. LEADERSHIP IS
THE CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMING THOSE TALENTS INTO RESULTS.
LEADERS KNOW THAT WHEN THERE ARE TWO OPINIONS ON AN ISSUE, ONE IS NOT BOUNG
TO BE WRONG. THEY RECONGNIZE THAT HUSTLE AND RUSH ARE THE ALLIES OF SUPERFICIAL

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