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1 Word to Master: Leadership
There is an old saying that managers do things right and leaders do the right things. This often leaves management in a quandary. You need results, and your income depends on the performance of your people, but you’re not sure if you want to be at their mercy. It’s no fun to be a leader to work with a bunch of whiny, spoiled, lazy employees. If anyone tells you that if you love your people, everything will be fine, you can be assured it won’t. They need you to lead. They need you to create a powerful vision; harness their strengths; inspire their spirits; and take them into the market with fire, zest, and awesome enthusiasm.
Colin Powell said leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management ...
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