The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.
Warren G. BennisNeotony is a metaphor for the quality of life - the gift - that keeps the fortunate of whatever age focused on all the marvelous undiscovered things to come.
Warren G. BennisLeaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
Warren G. BennisA new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless... someone's got to make a wake up call.
Warren G. BennisLeadership (according to John Sculley) revolves around vision, ideas, direction, and has more to do with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation. A leader must be able to leverage more than his own capabilities. He must be capable of inspiring other people to do things without actually sitting on top of them with a checklist.
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