Leadership

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “The day your juniors stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Keep looking below surface appearances. Don’t shrink from doing so (just) because you might not like what you find.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Organization doesn’t really accomplish anything. Plans don’t accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don’t much matter. Endeavors succeed or fall because of the people involved. Only by atracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Powell’s Rules for Picking People;” Look for intelligence and judgment, and most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego, and the drive to get things done.

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP Part I: “Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired.” Part II: “Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “The leader in a field is always right because he never forgets about the rear.

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Have fun in your command. Don’t always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you’ve earned it. Spend time with your families. Corollary: surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Command is lonely.”

LEADERSHIP : LEADERSHIP “Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.”

How’s this for some Introduction!!!: : How’s this for some Introduction!!!: In the fall when you see geese heading south for the winter flying along in the “V” formation, you might be interested in knowing what science has discovered about why they fly that way. It has been learned that as each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who are part of a team and share a common direction get where they are going quicker and easier, because they are travelling on the trust of one another and lift each other up along the way.

How’s this for some Introduction!!!: : How’s this for some Introduction!!!: Whenever a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go through it alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the power of the flock. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation and share information with those who are headed the same way that we are going.

How’s this for some Introduction!!!: : How’s this for some Introduction!!!: The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep their speed. Works of support and inspiration help energize those on the front line, helping them to keep pace in spite of the day-to-day pressures and fatigue. It is important that our honking be encouraging. Otherwise it’s just-well honking!

How’s this for some Introduction!!!: : How’s this for some Introduction!!!: Finally, when a goose gets sick or is wounded by a gunshot and falls out, two geese fall out of the formation and follow the injured one down to help and protect him. They stay with him until he is either able to fly or until he is dead, and then they launch out with another formation to catch up with their group. When one of us is down, it’s up to the others to stand by us in our time od trouble. If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other when things get rough. We will stay in formation with those headed where we want to go.

How’s this for some Introduction!!!: : How’s this for some Introduction!!!: The next time you see a formation of geese, remember………………. IT IS A REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE to be a contributing member of a TEAM.

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