Creativity Requires The Freedom To Consider Unthinkable

The Ablest And Most Effective Leaders Do Not Hold To A Single Style; They May Be Highly Supportive In Personal Relations When That Is Needed, Yet Capable Of A Quick, Authoritative Decision When The Situation Requires It.

It Is Not Easy To Be Crafty And Winsome At The Same Time, And Few Accomplish It After The Age Of Six.

Leaders Develop Their Styles As They Interact With Their Constituencies. They Move Toward The Style That Seems Most Effective In Dealing With The Mixture Of Elements That Make Up Their Constituencies.

We Pay A Heavy Price For Our Fear Of Failure. It Is A Powerful Obstacle To Growth. It Assures The Progressive Narrowing Of The Personality And Prevents Exploration And Experimentation. There Is No Learning Without Some Difficulty And Fumbling. If You Want To Keep On Learning, You Must Keep On Risking Failure-all Your Life.

One Generalization That Is Supported Both By Research And Experience Is That Effective Two-way Communication Is Essential To Proper Functioning Of The Leader-follower Relationship.