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In The Face Of Ambiguity, Uncertainty, And Conflicting Demands, Often Under Great Time Pressure, Leaders Must Make Decisions And Take Effective Actions To Assure The Survival And Success Of Their Organizations. This Is How Leaders Add Value To Their Organizations. They Lead Them To Success By Exercising Good Judgment, By Making Smart Calls When Especially Difficult And Complicated Decisions Simply Must Be Made, And Then Ensuring That They Are Well Executed.

The Crucible Is A Dividing Line, A Turning Point, And Those Who Have Gone Through It Feel They Are Very Different From The Way They Were Before. Believing That They Have Been Transformed Or Have Transformed Themselves, Those Who Survive The Crucible (and Many Don't) Are More Confident, More Willing To Take Future Risks. That New Self-confidence Is Grounded In The Belief That He Or She Has Done Something Hard And Done It Well.

Leaders Are People Who Do The Right Thing; Managers Are People Who Do Things Right.

I'd Always Rather Err On The Side Of Openness. But There's A Difference Between Optimum And Maximum Openness, And Fixing That Boundary Is A Judgment Call. The Art Of Leadership Is Knowing How Much Information You're Going To Pass On - To Keep People Motivated And To Be As Honest, As Upfront, As You Can. But, Boy, There Really Are Limits To That.

If I Were To Give Off-the-cuff Advice To Anyone Trying To Institute Change, I Would Say, "how Clear Is The Metaphor?"