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Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity

Leaders do not avoid, repress, or deny conflict, but rather see it as an opportunity

Warren G. Bennis
Leadership, Opportunity, Conflict
Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Why Leaders Can't Lead: The Unconscious Conspiracy Continues”, Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

This is more than just having a vision. You can see the difference in the often-cited way in which Steve Jobs brought in John Sculley to take over Apple. At the time, Sculley was destined to be the head of Pepsico. The clincher came when Jobs asked him, "How many more years of your life do you want to spend making colored water when you can have an opportunity to come here and change the world?"

Warren G. Bennis
Jobs, Opportunity, Years

People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic, as they proceed from one challenge and crisis to the next.

Warren G. Bennis
Optimistic, Opportunity, People
Source: bobmorris.biz

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