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“Putting such stakes in the ground requires that leaders see not only the big picture, but also their impact on it. People who aspire to lead have to recognize what is at risk at a given juncture, what right action the moment demands, and what the consequences are of choosing one course over another.”
― Nancy F. Koehn, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times

“If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.”
― Nancy F. Koehn, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times

“This is an essential lesson for anyone who yearns to lead. The temptation, especially in times of discouragement and failure, is to leap into the first opportunity that comes our way, to do something—anything—that may advance our mission. But this is not, as Douglass realized, right action for leaders. Right action requires taking a long pause and considering how one can do the most good. This always entails putting one’s gifts and experience to their best use.”
― Nancy F. Koehn, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times

“Like Bonhoeffer, leaders today must nurture a strong sense of self-discipline to direct their attention and energy toward what really matters.”
― Nancy F. Koehn, Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times