Leadership

When we take our eyes off the external realities, turning inward to admire the beauty of our own organization, we may be swept away by the swirling waters of change.
Kouzes & Posner

Leaders must . . . destroy routines because routines get us into ruts, dull our senses, stifle our creativity, constrict our thinking, remove us from stimulation, and destroy our ability to complete. Once-useful routines sap the vitality out of an organization and cause it to atrophy. Yet some routines are essential to a definable, consistent, measurable, and efficient operation."
Kouzes & Posner

Intrinsic motivation is the impulse to accomplish a task that emanates from the satisfaction that is inherent in the task itself--as opposed to motivation through external rewards and punishments.
Thomas & Velthouse


Leadership has about it a kinesthetic feel, a sense of movement. Leaders ‘go first.’ They’re pioneers. They begin the quest for a new order. They venture into unexplored territory and guide us to new and unfamiliar destinations.
Kouzes & Posner