Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Quote by Warren G Bennis

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The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly...

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly...

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at...

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at...

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life,...

Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life,...

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog....

The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog....

The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on...

The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on...

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them...

You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them...

Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into...

Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into...

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas,...

People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas,...

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can...

There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can...

Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided

Companies which get misled by their own success are sure to be blind sided

Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and...

Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and...

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit...

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...

I can only tell you one thing I've learned. Enjoy the walk along the path...