This 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?"

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

In life, change is inevitable. In business, change is vital.

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.

Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.

Learning to be an effective leader is no different than learning to be an effective person. And that's the hard part