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Quotes from The One Thing You Need to Know — Marcus Buckingham

born 1966 United States

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Clarity is the antidote to anxiety, and therefore clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

What defines a leader is his preoccupation with the future. In his head he carries a vivid image of what the future could be, and this image drives him on.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

If great managers are catalysts, speeding up the reaction between the individual's talents and the company's goals, then great leaders are alchemists. Somehow they are able to transform our fear of the unknown into confidence in the future.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

The necessity for leaders to possess optimism and ego serves to answer the age-old question: Are leaders born or are they made? They are born. A leader is born with an optimistic disposition or she is not. If she is not, then no amount of "optimism training" is going to make her view the world in an overwhelmingly positive, opportunistic light.

The One Thing You Need to Know (2005)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Marcus Buckingham (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.