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Desert Flowers.
But there are desert flowers that exist. They birth and grow in a land with endless sun, wind and little water. And a flower like that can’t happen by accident. You have to concieve of it, design a flower that can live in a desert… because one is a paradox to the other.
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Leadership #6: Follow The People
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt Extraordinary leadership will be not be defined by those leaders who will settle...
Leadership #5: Communicating Responsibility
"Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing." - John D. Rockefeller Every day is an opportunity - and everything you have (whether it's experience, assets or time) is an opportunity - not just to take...
Leadership #4: Imagination
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not yet perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to build mental scenes, objects or events...
Leadership #3: Knowledge Sharing
'Knowledge is power' or so they say, especially Sir Francis Bacon. But - I would counter, that it's what you do with that knowledge that measures your power or influence. Wisdom is considered a sign of weakness by the powerful because a wise man can lead without power...
Leadership #2: Unreasonable
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, there, depending on unreasonable people." - George Bernard Shaw. While it looks good at first glance; often a leader too willing to compromise...
Leadership #1: Influence
If you want to be an effective leader, in business, your profession, the creative arts, social service, community, school... wherever you want to lead - a great place to start your journey is with understanding influence. Understand who you are already influencing....