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You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.
You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader.
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who read more
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and there is no more serious crime in the law of war. The Army says they never leave their wounded. The Marines say they never leave even their dead. These men have left all the casualties and retreated behind a pious shield of public rectitude. They have left the real stuff of their reputation bleaching behind them in the sun in this country.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what read more
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the read more
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to read more
The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.
