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4 keys to effective leadership
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Today leadership is no longer synonymous with authority. While authority carries with it the ability to delegate, make decisions, and ultimately reap reward or consequences, effective leadership involves engaging people and activating emotional commitment to a shared vision.
Authority cannot instill the conviction or passionate commitment that leadership inspires, because it appeals to the mind and to rational behavior, rather than the powerful existential forces at the heart of motivation.