Leaders Are People Who Do The Right

The Crucible Is A Dividing Line, A Turning Point, And Those Who Have Gone Through It Feel They Are Very Different From The Way They Were Before. Believing That They Have Been Transformed Or Have Transformed Themselves, Those Who Survive The Crucible (and Many Don't) Are More Confident, More Willing To Take Future Risks. That New Self-confidence Is Grounded In The Belief That He Or She Has Done Something Hard And Done It Well.

Find The Appropriate Balance Of Competing Claims By Various Groups Of Stakeholders. All Claims Deserve Consideration But Some Claims Are More Important Than Others.

Keep Reminding People Of What's Important And That Their Fates Are Correlated.

Great Groups Give The Lie To The Remarkably Persistent But Incorrect Notion That Successful Organizations Are The Lengthened Shadow Of A Great Woman Or Man. However, Each Great Group Has A Strong Leader. In Fact, Great Groups And Great Leaders Create Each Other.

Ineffective Leaders Often Act On The Advice And Counsel Of The Last Person They Talked To.