Great Things Are Accomplished By Talented People

I Used To Think That Running An Organization Was Equivalent To Conducting A Symphony Orchestra. But I Don't Think That's Quite It; It's More Like Jazz. There Is More Improvisation. Someone Once Wrote That The Sound Of Surprise Is Jazz, And If There's Any One Thing That We Must Try To Get Used To In This World, It's Surprise And The Unexpected. Truly, We Are Living In World Where The Only Thing That's Constant Is Change.

We Must Move From ... The Primacy Of Technology Toward Considerations Of Social Justice And Equity, From The Dictates Of Organizational Convenience Toward The Aspirations Ofself Realization And Learning, From Authoritarianism And Dogmatism Toward More Participation, From Uniformity And Centralization Toward Diversity And Pluralism, From The Concept Of Work As Hard And Unavoidable, From Life As Nasty, Brutish, And Short Toward Work As Purpose And Self~fulfillment, A Recognition Of Leisure As A Valid Activity In Itself.

All Of Great Leaders Evidence Four Basic Qualities That Are Central To Their Ability To Lead: Adaptive Capacity, The Ability To Engage Others Through Shared Meaning, A Distinctive Voice, And Unshakeable Integrity. These Four Qualities Mark All Exemplary Leaders, Whatever Their Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Or Race.

What Job Is Worth The Enormous Psychic Cost Of Following A Leader Who Values Loyalty In The Narrowest Sense.

No Leader Can Create Sustainable, Significant Change Without A Reservoir Of Good Will. Without That, You Always Tend To Compromise With Failure.