英语经典美文诵读100篇：058.on leadership
[00:13.58]What is leadership? Its qualities are difficult to define.
[00:18.30]But they are not so difficult to identify.
[00:22.04]Leaders don’t force other people to go along with them.
[00:25.46]They bring them along. Leaders get commitment from others by giving it themselves,
[00:31.65]by building an environment that encourages creativity, and by operating with honesty and fairness.
[00:38.79]Leaders demand much of others, but also give much of themselves.
[00:43.46]They are ambitious - not only for themselves, but also for those who work with them.
[00:50.37]They seek to attract, retain and develop other people to their full abilities.
[00:56.69]Good leaders aren’t “lone rangers”.
[00:59.75]They recognize that an organization’s strategies for success require the combined talents and efforts of many people.
[01:08.48]Leadership is the catalyst for transforming those talents into results.
[01:14.46]Leaders know that when there are two opinions on an issue, one is not bound to be wrong.
[01:21.54]They recognize that hustle and rush are the allies of superficiality.
[01:27.23]They are open to new ideas, but they explore their ramifications thoroughly.
[01:33.15]Successful leaders are emotionally and intellectually oriented to the future - not wedded to the past.
[01:40.70]They have a hunger to take responsibility, to innovate, and to initiate.
[01:46.45]They are not content with merely taking care of what’s already there.
[01:50.53]They want to move forward to create something new.
[01:54.83]Leaders provide answers as well as direction, offer strenght as well as dedication,
[02:00.93]and speak from experience as well as understanding of the problems they face and the people they work with.
[02:08.22]Leaders are flexible rather than dogmatic. They believe in unity rather than conformity.
[02:15.73]And they strive to achieve consensus out of conflict.
[02:20.65]Leadership is all about getting people consistently to give their best,
[02:25.74]helping them to grow to their fullest potential, and motivating them to work toward a common good.
[02:33.02]Leaders make the right things happen when they’re supposed to.
[02:37.40]A good leader, an effective leader, is one who has respect.
[02:42.66]Respect is something you have to have in order to get.
[02:46.79]A leader who has respect for other people at all levels of an organization, for the work they do,
[02:52.59]and for their abilities, aspirations and needs, will find that respect is returned.
[02:59.55]And all concerned will be motivated to work together.
