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On Being Original

If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you won’t ever come up with something original.”

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On Contribution

Leaders allow others to make a contribution.”

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On Inspiration

Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”

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On growth and success

A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she are willing to have.”

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On Getting Better

If you donʼt look at things from a realistic point of view and admit that things are not as good as they can be, they wonʼt get better.”


Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
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On Being Yourself

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

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On Hiring Decisions

The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. The best people don’t need to be managed. Guided, taught, led – yes. But not tightly managed.”


Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
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On Being Simple

You can’t sell complicated to someone who came to you to buy simple.”

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On being Accurate

It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that just ain’t so.”

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So you want to be a leader?

I recently re-came across this short story by Kathryn Leson about seeking leadership and thought it may be enjoyable to others.

photo 23493 20101201 So you want to be a leader?Photo courtesy of:  renjith krishnan

A Leader? by Kathryn Leson

I went on a search to become a leader.

I searched high and low. I spoke with authority, people listened, but alas, there was one who was wiser than I and they followed her.

I sought to inspire confidence, but the crowd responded, “Why should we trust you?”