Passive acceptance of the teacher's wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive acceptance is a disastrous one in later life. It causes man to seek and to accept a leader, and to accept as a leader whoever is established in that position.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.
A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.
Leaders live by choice, not by accident.
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
Leaders make things possible. Exceptional leaders make them inevitable.
They turned to Angel. "We will call you Little One," the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing. "Okay," said Angel agreeably. "I'll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat." He frowned. "That can be his Indian name," I suggested.
Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.