leadership

"Leadership" = taking accountability for things no one is asking you to do
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According to Ken Chenault, the legendary former CEO of American Express and current chairman of venture firm General Catalyst, the job of a leader is to deliver on two sometimes conflicting mandates: creating hope, and defining reality.
“Leaders must be able to master four major tasks. Firstly, they need comprehensively to grasp the overall strategic situation in a conflict and craft the appropriate strategic approach–in essence, to get the big ideas right. Secondly, they must communicate those big ideas, the strategy, effectively throughout the breadth and depth of their
... See more"The best leaders are exothermic. Every atom jiggles faster around them. There is no chance for stasis.”
-Tobi Lutke