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Don't Step on the Rope!
Reflections on Leadership, Relationships, and Teamwork
some excerpts
“What does it mean to tie yourself to another person — to link your success or failure to another person’s passions, fears, strengths, and weaknesses? That is what leadership is all about. Leadership is a relationship between two persons in which one person seeks to influence the vision, values, attitudes, or behaviors of the other. Leadership requires followers — someone who chooses to be influenced. Leaders cannot lead unless followers choose to follow. Like it or not, we are tied together. We are a team; we need each other. It is a relationship. And in every relationship both persons influence and are influenced by each other. Sometimes we exercise leadership; sometimes we follow. Leadership connects us.”
“Diversity enriches capacity. Each person added to a team brings his or her knowledge, skills, experience, and interests to the group. That is the primary advantage of teams.”
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