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I was a captain on my home school basketball team my senior year. I was asked to be a leader on the team and the coach’s voice out on the court. But what does it mean to be a leader? It’s a very interesting question. I would say there are a lot of different opinions on this as well. Some might...

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Good idea: People admire leaders who take responsibility during tough times. Leaders lose respect when they search for scapegoats to blame if their teams come short of expectations.

Most people have heard the phrase “the buck stops here” before. All great leaders use it. I personally think...

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by Walter Isaacson

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No Excuse Leadership: Lessons from the U.S. Army’s Elite Rangers [With Headphones] Every organization needs good leadership in order to win against the competition. Through his own personal story and those of nine other Rangers, Barber illuminates fundamental lessons about what it really takes...

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A good leader learns from mistakes - his/her own mistakes as well as other’s mistakes. An effective leader doesn’t dwell on what went wrong.

I remind myself and our Communications Team that when we mess up, we need to (1) learn from it, (2) move on and (3) do better next time.

It sounds...

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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

John F. Kennedy

Motivational words from one great man.

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#1 Don’t have a vision or goals

Having a vision is for losers that want to succeed. It’s better to run around like a chicken with it’s head cut off than it is to have a vision of where you are going. Visions only bring teams together to accomplish big things. If that’s what your trying to avoid,...

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@megwatt:

The question isn't 'who is going to let me'; it's 'who is going to stop me'. - Ayn Rand

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Create your future by choosing progress over perfection.

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The choice to equip leaders, while the most noble, will require sacrifice on your part. It is not always easy, smooth, or effortless. Equipping leaders requires great focus, patience, and sacrifice. Below are three specific sacrifices that you will need to make as you equip leaders.

1. Time:...

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“A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.”

Simon Sinek (via rscottmunro)

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Now imagine for a moment you were not a leader, but a follower. Someone who is too scared to make those tough decisions, someone who will not do anything unless pushed to do so. You would never win a gold medal, you would never climb a mountain and you would never do anything great note. As a leader, this is not your fate, you must have the motivation, determination, integrity and commitment to succeed without the constant gaze of your superiors and to do the right thing no matter what, at the end of the day you can’t lie to yourself.

(via thegentlemansguide)

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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

-John F. Kennedy (via seestartgo)

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We're all in this thing together!

Leadership is never and will not ever be just about the individual - it's about the continued process of the growing influence of the people around you!

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@mvanhoozer: Pursue the goal vs trying to avoid the distraction.

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Unless you want to carry the whole load yourself, you need to be developing leaders. - @JohnCMaxwell