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why leaders can¡¯t lead

£ £ Found a referential book about leadership  ¡¶why leaders cant lead ¡·by WarrenBennis

£ £ The following are a few extracts from the book :

 

£ £ The difference between leadership and management

 

£ £ "Lead, not manage... Many an institution is very well managed and very poorly led." They handle day-to-day routine but never ask whether the routine should be done at all. (p. 17)

£ £ "Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right." (p. 18)

£ £ "Leaders manage attention through a compelling vision that brings others to a place they have not been before." (p. 19) 

£ £ The vision must be consistent, to the point that it becomes predictible, even by people who don't necessarily agree with it. (p. 20-21)

 

£ £ Effective leadership empowers people. The empowerment can be felt in four ways (p. 22-23):

• People feel significant.


• Learning and competence matter.


• People are part of a community.


• Work is exciting.

£ £ Leaders exemplify our best qualities (p. 117-118):

• integrity -- moral and intellectual honesty


• dedication -- passionate belief


• magnanimous/humble -- "They ... take more pride in what they do than in who they are. They take compliments with a grain of salt and take intelligent criticism without rancor. Such people learn from their mistakes and don't harp on the mistakes of others."


• openness -- willingness to try new things and hear new ideas


• creativity -- thinking for yourself

ÓÉ vivien ·¢±íÓÚ April 13, 2005 04:22 PM