Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leadership involves enabling average individuals to perform at exceptional levels.
- In plain terms
- A good leader helps normal people do very good work.
- What can you take from it?
- Great leadership multiplies output by elevating the team's capability.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you elevate those around you?
- What makes a leader great?
Another view
Some roles require innate superiority that cannot be trained.
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