The Future Has No Shelf

The Ability To Plan For What Has Not Yet Happened, For A Future That Has Only Been Imagined, Is One Of The Hallmarks Of Leadership.

Encourage Dissent: Leaders Should Have Associates Who Have Contrary Views, Who Are Devil's Advocates, "variance Sensors" Who Can Tell Them The Difference Between What Is Expected And What Is Really Happening, Between What They Want To Hear And What They Need To Hear. There Are Too Many Naked Emperors Running Around Today.

The Future Has No Shelf Life

The Most Dangerous Leadership Myth Is That Leaders Are Born - That There Is A Genetic Factor To Leadership. This Myth Asserts That People Simply Either Have Certain Charismatic Qualities Or Not. That's Nonsense; In Fact, The Opposite Is True. Leaders Are Made Rather Than Born.

Successful Leadership Is Not About Being Tough Or Soft, Sensitive Or Assertive, But About A Set Of Attributes. First And Foremost Is Character