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“Leaders are active instead of reactive, shaping ideas instead of responding to them. Leaders adopt a personal and active attitude toward goals. The influence a leader exerts in altering moods, evoking images and expectations, and in establishing specific desires and objectives determines the direction an organization takes. The net result of this influence is to change the way people think about what is desirable, possible, and necessary. In other words, leaders are visionaries and managers operate within those established visions.”

Quote by Abraham Zaleznik

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Abraham Zaleznik
Abraham Zaleznik

Abraham Zaleznik was a renowned author whose works primarily focused on business management and leadership. He was born in 1924 and passed away in 2011. more

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