The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are, to where they have not been.

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"There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full."

- Henry Kissinger

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"There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full."

- Henry Kissinger

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"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been."

- Henry Kissinger

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"Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt's time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it's different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment."

- Henry Kissinger

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"The task of the leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been."

- Henry Kissinger

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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

- Harvey Mackay

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"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."

- Angela Ahrendts

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"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

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"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

- Jack Welch

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