Andy Stanley - Next Generation Leader (2002)

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Where there's no progress, there's no growth. If there's no growth, there's no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.

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If fear causes you to retreat from your dreams, you will never give the world anything new.

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Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.

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There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.

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The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.

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Leadership is not always about getting things done 'right.' Leadership is about getting things done through other people.

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Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside

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There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

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Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.

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There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.

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Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.

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The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.

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You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching. It is impossible. You may be good. You may even be better than everyone else. But without outside input you will never be as good as you could be.

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Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that he understands what everyone else has known for some time. When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of your team, it is never new information.

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You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.

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Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.

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If you don't conquer your fear, you are going to miss out on some great things in life.

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Don't strive to be a well-rounded leader. Instead, discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

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The leader who refuses to move until the fear is gone will never move. Consequently, he will never lead.

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Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for leadership. Your capacity as a leader will be determined by how well you learn to deal with uncertainty.

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If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

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The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover that portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference.

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Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

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Designing and implementing a strategy for change is a waste of time until you have discovered and embraced the current reality. If you don't know where you really are, it is impossible to get where you need to be.

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