The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kissinger defines leadership as moving people beyond their current state.
- In plain terms
- A leader moves people to where they have not been before.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership means guiding people to new places.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where are you taking your team?
- Is change always progress?
Another view
Leaders also need to ground people in current realities.
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