Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership

Creativity…

…. could be described as letting go of certainties

– Gail Sheehy

Some of…

… the best business and nonprofit CEOs I’ve worked with over a sixty-five-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders. They were all over the map in terms of their personalities, attitudes, values, strengths, and weaknesses

– Peter Drucker

If you….

…. make people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you. If you really make them think, they’ll hate you

– Don Marquis

Sometimes…

…. I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don’t act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end

– Bill Gates

It is….

… up to the leader to create a healthy environment where people are not afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as an integral part of the organizational process. They are a normal part of striving for excellence

– Andrew Harvey

 

A ‘No’ …..

…. uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble

– Mohandas Gandhi

The ultimate….

…competitive advantage of an organisation is its ability to learn

– Anon

Leaders…..

… are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach

– Rosabeth Moss Kantor

Every man….

gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, and so they give their lives to little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it…and then it’s gone

– Joan of Arc

Leadership is…

…. an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment

– John Agno