What makes a good follower The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to…

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I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president....

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president....

Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer...

Leadership has become a heavy industry. Concern and interest about leadership development is no longer...

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

Charisma is the result of effective leadership, not the other way around.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can't buy. It's an invisible energy with...

Charisma is a sparkle in people that money can't buy. It's an invisible energy with...

Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility,...

Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility,...

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires...

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires...

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves...

How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew...

If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew...

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.

Leaders live by choice, not by accident.

If you cannot serve, you cannot rule

If you cannot serve, you cannot rule

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is...

To be a better listener you have to be less selfish and more curious.

To be a better listener you have to be less selfish and more curious.

We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership

We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership

Not everything you want is everything you really need. The standard of society is motivated...

Not everything you want is everything you really need. The standard of society is motivated...

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if...

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if...