The document is a collection of quotes and passages about leadership compiled by Keele Taylor. It discusses effective leadership as a transformational journey that influences others. A good leader knows where they are going and their leadership involves developing others. Leaders demonstrate qualities like courage, dedication, experience, knowledge, optimism, innovation, inspiration, persistence, and vision. They are possibility thinkers who bounce back from failures and accomplish great feats through determination.

1. Leading the way
By Keele Taylor, MA Organizational Leadership
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2. Leadership “Leadership is not something you do
to people, but something you do
“Effective leadership is with people” (Blanchard, 2007, p.101).
a transformational
journey” (Blanchard, 2007,
p.101). A good leader is
one who embraces the
“ Leadership is about going
transformational
somewhere. If you and your
journey, and in turn,
people don’t know where you’re
influences and
going, your leadership doesn’t
enriches the lives of
matter” (Blanchard, 2007, p.21).
others.
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3. Parent
Teacher
One purpose Coach Advisor
Hero
Many roles Pioneer
Humanitarian
Philanthropist
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4. “What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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5. MORALS & ETHICS
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6. “The only safe ship in a storm is leadership”
-Faye Wattleton
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7. Courageous.
Firefighters risked their
lives to save victims and
clear the remains following
the 9/11 attacks.
Leaders are most effective
when they work as a team.
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8. Dedicated.
U.S. Staff Sergeant’s salute
at a ceremony marking the
5th Anniversary of the
9/11 attacks.
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9. “The most important thing a captain can do is
to see the ship from the eyes of the crew.”
-Dr. Michael Abrashoff
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10. Experienced. General Petraeus
December 2004.top
As the military
commander in Iraq, Lt.
General Petraeus is
courageously leading
American troops against
the war on terror.
In February, 2007, the
U.S. Senate appointed
Gen. Petraeus as
commander largely due
to his experiences in
previous wars, and a
number of tours to Iraq.
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11. Knowledgeable. Joseph Demarest
Before his retirement from
the FBI, Demarest effectively
led more than 350 NYPD
detectives and FBI agents.
Now that the FBI and NY
law enforcement officials are
struggling to work as a team,
Demarest has been called
back to duty to serve as a
bridge to help both sides
work successfully together in
the fight against terrorism.
People remember effective
leaders.
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12. “Leaders are possibility thinkers, not probability thinkers.
Probabilities must be based upon evidence strong enough to
establish presumption. Possibilities are not” (Kouzes & Posner,
2002, p.124).
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13. Optimistic. Dr. Mario Stevenson
Director of the Center for
AIDS Research and professor
of molecular medicine, Dr.
Mario Stevenson is the
leading researcher working
to find a cure for the
HIV/AIDS virus.
“I think it’s only a matter
of time before we have drugs
which tip the balance again in
favor of the defense factor,
thereby creating a resistance
to HIV infection in our
bodies. That’s the hope for the
future.” (Schaich, 2005, np.)
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14. Innovative. Kevin Rose
December 2004.
This young website
entrepreneur is the
founder of Digg, a 21st
century -social
phenomenon, and co-
founder of two other
well-known sites;
Revision3 and Pownce.
Digg is a website made
for people to discover and
share content from
anywhere on the Net by
submitting links and
stories, and voting and
commenting on submitted
links and stories.
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15. Inspiring. Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry, the filmaker,
actor and gospel playwright,
overcame an abusive
childhood and homelessness
as an adult, to become a
pioneer in entertainment.
Perry transformed his
painful childhood into written
letters, and his written letters
into plays.
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16. “People who have a sense of self-efficacy bounce back from
failures; they approach things in terms of how to handle them
Rather than worrying about what can go wrong” (Goleman,1995, p.90).
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17. Persistent. Hilary Clinton
Senator Hilary Clinton
may not have achieved the
Presidency, but her
determination and
persistence during the
race proved that she
knows how to face a
challenge.
Clinton’s experience
and her persistence has
earned her the position of
U.S. Secretary of State.
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18. Driven. Lance Armstrong
In 1996, Armstrong was
told he had testicular cancer
that had already spread to his
brain, his abdomen and to his
lungs.
In 1999, Armstrong won
the Tour de France.
Following years, 2000-2005,
I
have also been full of
competitive victories won by
Armstrong.
Leaders overcome
adversity and accomplish
tremendous feats through
self-motivation.
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19. “Visions are about hopes, dreams and aspirations. They’re about
Our strong desire to achieve something great. They’re ambitious.
They’re expressions of optimism” (Kouzes & Posner, 2002, p.125).
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20. Visionary. Barack Obama
November 2008. The first
African-American to be
elected President of the
United States of America.
“These threats demand a
new vision of leadership in
the twenty-first century -- a
vision that draws from the
past but is not bound by
outdated thinking” (Obama,
2007, n.p).
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Foreign Relations. http://www.foreignaffairs.org.
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Sage Publications. Thousand Oaks, CA.
Schaich, F., February 2005. Interview with Dr. Mario Stevenson. Boston, MA.
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