“Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.” — Colin Powell, quoted in the Nashville Tennessean.
“If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else.” — Author Douglas Adams, quoted in The Boston Globe.
“When you re-read a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.” — Clifton Fadiman
These quotes truly inspire me:
“The three common characteristics of best companies — they care, they have fun, they have high performance expectations.” — Brad Hams
“The one thing that’s common to all successful people: They make a habit of doing things that unsuccessful people don’t like to do.” — Michael Phelps
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” — Harry S. Truman
“The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.” — Peter Drucker
“Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Good leadership isn’t about advancing yourself. It’s about advancing your team.” — John C. Maxwell
“People buy into the leader, then the vision.” — John C. Maxwell
“Great leaders have courage, tenacity and patience.” — Bill McBean
“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.” — Paulo Coelho
“We live in a time where brands are people and people are brands.” — Brian Solis
“In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.” — James MacGregor Burns
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” — Albert Einstein
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.” — Auguste Rodin
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” — Maria Robinson
“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” — Arnold H. Glasgow
“I praise loudly, I blame softly.” — Catherine II of Russia
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mohandas Gandhi
“A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.” — Voltaire
“The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable.” — Paul Broca
“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” — Arnold Glasow
“Managers assert drive and control to get things done; leaders pause to discover new ways of being and achieving .”– Kevin Cashman
“It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from. All that matters is where you are going to.” — Stephen Covey
“Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” — Samuel Johnson
“Strength doesn’t come from what we can do. It comes from overcoming what we once thought we couldn’t.” — Rikki Roberts
“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.” — Alfred North Whitehead
“The most powerful predictable people builders are praise and encouragement.” — Brian Tracy
“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that and trust them.” — Booker T. Washington
“Ask because you want to know. Listen because you want to grow.” — Mark Scharenbroich
“If you want execution, hail only success. If you want creativity, hail risk, and remain neutral about success.” — Marcus Buckingham
“To get the best coaching outcomes, always have your 1-on-1′s on your employee’s turf not yours. In your office the truth hides.” — Marcus Buckingham
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” — Alan Kay
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” — Bill Cosby
“The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall.” — Vince Lombardi
In addition to learning a lot about the ways businesses are creating experiences for their customers in Brian Solis’ new book, What’s The Future of Business, you’ll be treated to dozens of compelling leadership, life and business quotes, such as these:
Some of my favorite quotes for leaders are:
These and many more compelling quotes can be found in Susan H. Shearouse’s new book, Conflict 101.
Because Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan delivers so much timely, straight-forward and relevant wisdom in his new book, Change-friendly Leadership, reading it is like talking with your trusted best friend. Or, listening to your favorite teacher. Or, soaking in the thoughts from your respected mentor.
That’s why you’ll want to spend plenty of time reading the book. Reflecting on the messages. Absorbing the discussion, And, then likely re-reading it. Or, at least certain sections.
Duncan demonstrates in the book how humanness, approachability, and friendliness are necessary but often overlooked elements of making change successful in an organization.
He teaches leaders the foundation for effectively engaging people’s heads, hearts and hopes — all necessary to enable effective and lasting (sustainable) change in today’s constantly changing world. Duncan refers to this as leading the whole person.
According to Duncan:
Duncan’s change-friendly leadership approach includes knowing how to leverage the Champions, Agents, Sponsors and Targets within your organization. And, how to combine tough love elements into the process while always operating from a platform of respect and caring, not intimidation and contention.
Readers will appreciate the “Bonus Points” offerings at the end of each major section of the book where they learn how to access free white papers, diagnostic tools, videos and other items by going to a URL or using a QR code via their Smart phone.
You’ll also likely enjoy as I did all the great leadership quotes sprinkled throughout the book, such as these:
Thanks to Cave Henricks for sending me an advance copy of the book.
Today, I share some of my favorite quotes from Kevin Cashman’s new book, The Pause Principle.
Every year, the Kansas City Business Journal honors 25 women business leaders in the Kansas City metro in its “Women Who Mean Business” awards competition.
The winners are identified as those women in the community who:
Key insights from this year’s recently announced winners include these comments and observations:
I’m a big fan of best-selling author Harvey Mackay. He writes about business, sales and leadership and typically ends his articles with a moral of the story.
Culled from his writings of the past three and half years, here are some of my favorites of his moral of the story endings:
Mackay’s best-selling business books have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold in 80 countries.
Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive was a groundbreaking New York Times #1 best seller for 54 weeks.
Some of my favorite quotes for leaders are:
Early on in Eli Broad’s new book, The Art of Being Unresaonable, he reminds us of the power of a child’s instinctive asking, “Why not?“ Unfortunately, most adults lose that habit and Broad goes on to explain that it was his continuing to ask “Why not?” throughout his career that brought him success.
“The questions you’re willing to ask when others think they have all the answers are doors to discovery,” says Broad.
Other words of wisdom from the book, and my favorite takeaways, include:
Broad’s book, subtitled, Lessons in Unconventional Thinking, is well worth the read.
Broad is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the founder of two Fortune 500 companies — KB Home and SunAmerica.
Thanks to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.
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