The Manager Does Things Right; The Leader

The Organizations Of The Future Will Increasingly Depend On The Creativity Of Their Members To Survive. Great Groups Offer A New Model In Which The Leader Is An Equal Among Titans. In A Truly Creative Collaboration, Work Is Pleasure, And The Only Rules And Procedures Are Those That Advance The Common Cause.

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.

There Is A Profound Difference Between Information And Meaning.

If Knowing Yourself And Being Yourself Were As Easy To Do As To Talk About, There Wouldn't Be Nearly So Many People Walking Around In Borrowed Postures, Spouting Secondhand Ideas, Trying Desperately To Fit In Rather Than To Stand Out.

There Are Two Ways Of Being Creative. One Can Sing And Dance. Or One Can Create An Environment In Which Singers And Dancers Flourish.