This duality, making yourself better while teaching and developing others' judgment capabilities, is the key to leadership that is both productive and principled.
Warren G. BennisThis is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple. At the time, Sculley was destined to be the head of Pepsico. The clincher came when Jobs asked him, "How many more years of your life do you want to spend making colored water when you can have an opportunity to come here and change the world?"
Warren G. BennisYou are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
Warren G. BennisTaking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.
Warren G. BennisThe American Heritage Dictionary defines crucible as "a place, time, or situation characterized by the confluence of powerful intellectual, social, economic, or political forces; a severe test of patience or belief; a vessel for melting material at high temperatures." A crucible was the vessel in which medieval alchemists attempted to turn base metals into gold. That the alchemists inevitably failed in their audacious attempts doesn't denigrate the power of the crucible as a metaphor for the circumstances that cause an individual to be utterly transformed.
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