LEADERS MUST BE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AGENTS
Leaders must be more like thermostats than thermometers. At first glance, a person could confuse these instruments. Both are capable of measuring heat. However, they are really quite different. A thermostat is passive. It records the temperature of its environment but can do nothing to change that environment. A thermostat, on the other hand, is an active instrument. It determines what the environment will be.
The attitude of the leader, couple with a positive atmosphere in the organization, can encourage people to accomplish great things. And consistent accomplishment generate momentum.