ReLaunch: How to Stage an Organizational Comeback

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“Here is that seed: leadership, and particularly turnaround leadership, is about defining a dream and tethering all aspects of the organization to it. Some dream well. Some define well. Others may tether well or excel at organizing. The art, though—the great craft of leading others—is the connection between the dream, its proclamation, and making the dream the driving force of everything that is done.” (source)

“It is this: if a principle of leadership is true, it is true for every kind of leadership.” (source)

“Her answer has never left me. She said, ‘I never worry about how long we stay in one place as long as when I leave, the flower beds are in better shape than when I got there.’ That’s turnaround leadership in a nutshell. You are not thinking primarily of your own experience. You are not letting your past keep you from your task. You simply make things better for those who come next. Your goal is to leave the flower beds in better shape than you found them.” (source)

“Broadly speaking, leadership is visionary while management is about logistics. Leaders and managers are both vital to the success of an organization. Servant-leaders need servant-managers, and vice versa.” (source)

“The success I’ve had has come from being bold in the pursuit of a vision, implementing a plan, learning from my mistakes, and understanding what it takes to summon the best in people—not from just sitting around and hoping for a miracle.” (source)