A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
FIND a WAY to WIN at something EVERY DAY
It doesn’t have to be big. Some of the best days are made up of one or more small victories. Those incremental wins add up to meaningful change over time.
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Authentic leaders are real and genuine. They acknowledge their shortcomings and admit their errors, which enables them to connect with others and inspire teammates.
— Bill George
Well done is better than well said.
— Benjamin Franklin
A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
— Nelson Mandela
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
— Nancy D. Solomon
Let’s not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It’s important to be decisive – after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what’s at stake.
— Bill Blackman
Believe in your own worth first. In the job search journey, if you don't believe you are hirable, you likely won't be hired.
— Nadia Ibrahim-Taney
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
— William Arthur Ward
It's only after you've stepped outside of your comfort zone that you being to change, grow and transform.
— Roy T. Bennett
When a job starts to feel like a job, you should evaluate whether or not you feel you’re aligned with your purpose in life. Not having alignment with your purpose affects who you are as a person and a professional.
— Shannon Cook
The coronavirus crisis is a marathon, not a sprint. To be productive for the long term, you’ll need to keep your motivation high. The best way to do that is to reconnect with your “why” frequently.
— Michael Hyatt
The beginning is the half of every action.
— Greek Proverb
Teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.
— Patrick Lencioni
It takes two to speak the truth--one to speak and another to hear.
— Henry David Thoreau
Credibility is the foundation of leadership. If people don't belive in you, they won't follow you. You must do what you say you are going to do.
— Barry Z. Posner and James M. Kouzes
Managers can achieve compliance from their employees, which is merely getting people to do what they’re supposed to do. But when managers lead their people to truly commit to their work, employees do MORE because they want to.
— Dawn Motsiff
People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
— Rob Siltanen
If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the oganization gets pulled up with you.
— Indra Nooyi
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
— Anonymous
Owning your own story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.
— Brene Brown
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
— Indira Gandhi
You don’t become what you want, you become what you believe
— Oprah Winfrey
Nothing will change your future trajectory like your habits. While goals rely on extrinsic motivation, habits, once formed, are automatic. They literally rewire our brains.
— Farnam Street
Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work
— Vince Lombardi
Look at the truth, no matter how uncomfortable...If your product stinks and your people aren't performing, pretending that just ain't so won't change anything. At the same time, don't beat yourself up. Just look at it, address it, and move on.
— Katherine Hosie
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our fight is what brings virtue, energy, and direction to your purpose for going through life. It’s what gives meaning to your why.
— Steve White
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
— Helen Keller
Stay close to the people who are doing the real work in your organization.
— Rick Gibbs
How I have lived out my fight has evolved over time, because I have grown as a person and as a leader and because my roles and responsibilities have changed. I eventually connected it to my faith, and I’ve made it a part of my marriage, how I participate in raising our son, and how I serve others outside of my work environment.
— Steve White
If you do not know how to ask the right question, you discover nothing.
— W. Edwards Deming
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