Several ideas essential to effective leadership
are presented by Denise Shekerjian in her book,
Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas Are Born.
A fixed idea should never prevent you from listening to something with fresh ears; it"s too easy to miss a lot that way. (xxi)
There"s no use in trying to deny it: a conscious application of raw talent, far more than luck or accident, is at the core of every creative moment. (1)
Without the attack, a new idea is nothing but fragile potential. (129)
Habit is so much easier to manage than will. Routine is far kinder to the mind and body than the effort required to animate the heavy, cold stones of something new. (131)
I suddenly woke up to the fact that if I accepted anybody"s definition of what there was in the world, I would be limited. (131)
Through his willingness simply to pay attention and notice things, he has encouraged his good luck. (153)
Noticing has a cousin: curiosity. You can tell they share the same bloodlines because one is usually shadowing the other. Curiosity leads, noticing follows. (153)
Buzan's Book of Genius & How to Unleash Your Own This brief book report offers another source of information for those interested in leadership. The book might be benefitial, yet the web page does not present it in an interesting way.
