The Organizations Of The Future Will Increasingly

The Failure To Find The Right Niche For People - Or To Let Them Find Their Own Perfect Niches - Is A Major Reason That So Many Workplaces Are Mediocre, Even Toxic, In Spite Of The Presence Of Talent. Leaders Of Great Groups Give Them Whatever They Need And Free Them From Everything Else.

Leaders Should Always Expect The Very Best Of Those Around Them. They Know That People Can Change And Grow.

The Manager Has A Short-range View; The Leader Has A Long-range Perspective.

The American Heritage Dictionary Defines Crucible As "a Place, Time, Or Situation Characterized By The Confluence Of Powerful Intellectual, Social, Economic, Or Political Forces; A Severe Test Of Patience Or Belief; A Vessel For Melting Material At High Temperatures." A Crucible Was The Vessel In Which Medieval Alchemists Attempted To Turn Base Metals Into Gold. That The Alchemists Inevitably Failed In Their Audacious Attempts Doesn't Denigrate The Power Of The Crucible As A Metaphor For The Circumstances That Cause An Individual To Be Utterly Transformed.

Power Is The Basic Energy Needed To Initiate And Sustain Action Or, To Put It Another Way, The Capacity To Translate Intention Into Reality And Sustain It. Leadership Is The Wise Use Of This Power: Transformative Leadership.