There has to be a way to redirect employee's driving ambition and to channel it more productively. There is. Create heroes in every role. Make every role, performed at excellence, a respected profession.

We live with them every day, and they come so easily to us that they cease to be precious.

Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.

My point is, people really don't change very much.

A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.

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