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Organizations Have To Come To Grips With The Fact That Tests Of Adaptive Capability Aren't Always Pleasant. Learning Can Be A Powerful Emotional Event, And Organizations Have To Be Cognizant Of That. They Must Understand That Those Who Complete High-quality Executive Education Programs Are Going To See The Organization With Fresh Eyes After They Return. Those Who Re-enter The Workplace Filled With New Enthusiasm And New Ideas Often Find A Chilly Response On The Part Of Their Supervisors.

Unlike Top Management At Enron, Exemplary Leaders Reward Dissent. They Encourage It. They Understand That, Whatever Momentary Discomfort They Experience As A Result Of Being Told They Might Be Wrong, It Is More Than Offset By The Fact That The Information Will Help Them Make Better Decisions.

The American Heritage Dictionary Defines Crucible As "a Place, Time, Or Situation Characterized By The Confluence Of Powerful Intellectual, Social, Economic, Or Political Forces; A Severe Test Of Patience Or Belief; A Vessel For Melting Material At High Temperatures." A Crucible Was The Vessel In Which Medieval Alchemists Attempted To Turn Base Metals Into Gold. That The Alchemists Inevitably Failed In Their Audacious Attempts Doesn't Denigrate The Power Of The Crucible As A Metaphor For The Circumstances That Cause An Individual To Be Utterly Transformed.

Walt Disney, Of All People, Did A Good Job Of Describing His Own Netony. "people Who Have Worked With Me Say I Am 'innocence In Action,'" He Wrote. "they Say I Have The Innocence And Unselfconsciousness Of A Child. Maybe I Have. I Still Look At The World With Uncontaminated Wonder."

It Is The Capacity To Develop And Improve Their Skills That Distinguishes Leaders From Followers.