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Best Leaders Pat Brown
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Collaboration and Teamwork
Develops Others
Champions Change
Takes Initiative
Drives for Results
Displays High Integrity and Honesty Practices Self-Development Communicates Powerfully and Prolifically Builds Relationships Develops Strategic Perspective
Technical/Professional Expertise
Inspires and Motivates Others to High Performance
Establishes Stretch Goals
Connects the Group to the Outside World
Solves Problems and Analyzes Issues
Figure 2-8 Best Leaders versus Pat Brown

is to be better than average.” Contrasting results with levels of
extraordinary leaders shows people the distance that they need to
move to achieve a higher level.
4. Good leaders often fail to appreciate and understand the differences
between good leadership and great leadership.
It is always interesting to watch diving competitions during the
Olympics. When observers witness the first dive, most are usually
impressed. The observer’s point of comparison is often amateur diving,
and compared with the dives of amateur competitors, the Olympian’s
dive is beautiful, graceful, and executed precisely. Then the scores
come up and they are “5,” “6,” “6,” “5,” “7,” and the commentator
says, “Did you see that splash?” or “Notice how the knees were bent
and the feet pointed in different directions.” You are often surprised
and chagrined because you had not noticed any of those problems. As
the competition continues, the judges and the commentators train
everyone on the finer points of competition diving. After an hour of
watching diving competition, the ability of people to judge great
diving skills has moved from nonexistent to rudimentary. If a diver