… from the minds of followers more than from the titles of leaders, more from the perception of willing followers than from anointment.
– Lane Secretan
Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership
A ‘No’ uttered…
…. from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
– Mohandas Gandhi
If we…
… cannot envision the world we would like to live in, we cannot work towards its creation. If we cannot place ourselves in it in our imagination, we will not believe it is possible.
– Chellis Glendinning
What…
… we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, is and remains immortal.
– Albert Pine
The price…
of excellence is discipline; the cost of mediocrity is disappointment
– William A. Ward
True leaders…
… are the first to admit that they don’t know everything and that they need help
– Bill Byrd
Managers…
… maintain an efficient status quo while leaders attack the status quo to create something new
– Orrin Woodward
Leadership…
….. isn’t about power for the sake of power – not true leadership. Instead it deals with modeling behavior you want others to have, and with responsibility for being certain the people you lead are treated equitably, and with respect. Not an easy task. You can’t make other people feel anything, or think anything; you can only try to teach them what you want them to feel and think and why you think they should act accordingly
– Laura Weakley
In the…
… simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up and goes.”
– John Erskine
To excel…
… means to reach beyond the best you have ever given because doing so matters to you personally, for its own sake. It means to run your own race—as an individual, team, or organization. To excel is to know your greatest strengths and passions, and to emphasize them while honestly admitting and managing your weaknesses.
– Robert Cooper
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