Tony Schwartz says:
“A great leader continually challenges his / her
people to push beyond their current comfort zone; pushing people too
relentlessly, however, eventually prompts fear and fatigue, both of which
undermine great performance. In this case the balancing opposite is nurturing
and caring for those one leads.”
Greatness as a leader, and beyond that as a human
being, requires the vision to see more and exclude less. It means looking
inside ourselves more deeply as well as outside ourselves, beyond self-interest
and immediate gratification. It means not only resisting the deep impulse to
choose up sides to avoid uncertainty, but also challenging our blind spots and
wrestling with our infinite capacity for self – deception.
© 2015 The New York Times News Service.
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