That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leadership involves preventing negative outcomes proactively.
- In plain terms
- Good leaders stop bad things from happening.
- What can you take from it?
- Prevention is a key leadership duty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What bad outcomes are you preventing now?
Another view
Preventing all negative outcomes is not always possible.
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