James M. Kouzes quotes
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“The best way to lead people into the future is to connect with them deeply in the present.”
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“It always takes a group of people working together with a common purpose in an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to get extraordinary things done.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2010). “The Leadership Challenge”, p.318, John Wiley & Sons
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“You can't lead others to places you don't want to go yourself. If you don't feel a burning passion for something, how in the world can you inspire and encourage others to share it?”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1999). “Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others”, p.149, John Wiley & Sons
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“Leadership isn’t the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It’s a process ordinary people use when they’re bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in everyone, and extraordinary things happen.”
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“You must unite your constituents around a common cause and connect with them as human beings.”
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“We have to recognize that however smart we are, we're not smarter than everyone else combined. . . . We can't lose sight of the fact that no matter how important our own contributions are, we couldn't have gotten anywhere without the help and hard work of lots of other people.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2008). “A Leader's Legacy”, p.159, John Wiley & Sons
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“There is no freeway to the future, no paved highway from here to there. There is only wilderness, uncertain terrain. There are no roadmaps, no signposts. So pioneering leaders rely upon a compass and a dream”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1987). “The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations”, Jossey-Bass, 1988
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“It is striking how our language reveals the visual nature of our thoughts about the future state of affairs. When we invent the future, we try to get a mental picture of what things will be like long before we have begun the journey. Visions are our windows on the world of tomorrow.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1987). “The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations”, Jossey-Bass, 1988
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“Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2003). “The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Exemplary Leadership”, p.10, John Wiley & Sons
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“If you think you're a leader and you turn around and no one is following you, then you're simply out for a walk.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2010). “The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know”, p.62, John Wiley & Sons
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“There's nothing more demoralizing than a leader who can't clearly articulate why we're doing what we're doing.”
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“Do what you say you will do.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner, Jane Bozarth (2011). “Strengthening Credibility: A Leader's Workbook”, p.26, John Wiley & Sons
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“If we're going to be authentic in our leadership, we will have to be willing to serve, and we have to be willing to suffer.”
-- James M. KouzesSource : James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (2008). “A Leader's Legacy”, p.14, John Wiley & Sons
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“The word "story" is short for the word "history." They both have the same root and fundamentally mean the same thing. A story is a narrative on an event or series of events, just like history.”
-- James M. Kouzes
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