personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a “transformer” in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader
– Stephen R. Covey
… cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, and which invariably finds a way to solve a problem previously thought unsolvable
– John Russell
…. test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we don’t know what to do
– Jon Holt
… nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things while those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders
– Niccolo Machiavelli
… of our times is that as things become increasingly complex, the more we need simplicity
– Dr Michael LeBoeuf
… your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people
– Carl Jung
… are producers of their life circumstance not just products of them
– Albert Bandura
peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable
– John Wooden
… has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent
– Douglas MacArthur
… the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems
– Jim Collins
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