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How to release the leader within you

1. Quotable quote

James Kouzes & Barry Posner, The Leadership Challenge, Jossey Bass, San Francisco, 1995.

"Beyond the horizon of time is a changed world, very different from today's world. Some people see beyond that horizon and into the future. They believe that dreams can become reality. They open our eyes and lift our spirits. They build trust and strengthen our relationships. They stand firm against the winds of resistance and give us the courage to continue the quest. We call these people leaders."

2. Viewpoint

Fred Fiedler

"A person might be a brilliant leader in one situation and hopeless in another. General George Patton was a very effective combat tank division commander, but I think he’d have trouble leading my local school’s Parent Teacher Association. And a good PTA chair might not make a good tank division commander!"

3. Viewpoint

G.H.Long in 'Directors and Boards'

"Analysing leadership is like studying the Abominable Snowman: you see foot-prints, but never the thing itself. Leadership is also like electricity. You can’t see it, but you can’t miss its effect. Yet, this elusive, intangible thing we call leadership might very well be the most essential ingredient in personal and business success." …