First and foremost, effective leaders must continuously strive to make themselves smarter and better at making judgments.
Warren G. BennisThe leader...is rarely the brightest person in the group. Rather they have extraordinary taste, which makes them more curators than creators. They are appreciators of talent and nurturers of talent and they have the ability to recognize valuable ideas.
Warren G. BennisOur tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
Warren G. BennisIn the face of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflicting demands, often under great time pressure, leaders must make decisions and take effective actions to assure the survival and success of their organizations. This is how leaders add value to their organizations. They lead them to success by exercising good judgment, by making smart calls when especially difficult and complicated decisions simply must be made, and then ensuring that they are well executed.
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