The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done. Peter F. Drucker
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The quote above is by John C. Maxwell. He is a leadership consultant, speaker, and author of over 100 books on leadership and personal development. His most famous book is "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership." Mr.

Maxwell’s quote says that leaders should not be the center of attention. They are supposed to help other people do their work better than they could have done it themselves. The leader’s job is to lead the team not be the leader.

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