Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership

I never…

…. saw a pessimistic general win a battle

– Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leaders are…

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

– Rosabeth Moss Kantor

We must learn…..

….individually and as organisations, to welcome change and innovation as vigorously as we have fought it in the past. The corporate capacity to change must be dramatically increased

– Tom Peters

 

 

To be…

able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone

– Harry Truman

Leadership….

….does not depend on being right

– Ivan Illich

The ultimate leader….

…. is one who is willing to develop people to the point that they eventually surpass him or her in knowledge and ability

– Fred A. Manske

Nearly all…

…. men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power

– Abraham Lincoln

We need…

… to move from the leader as hero, to the leader as host

– Margaret Wheatley

True leaders…

… are the first to admit that they don’t know everything and that they need help

– Bill Byrd,

Coaching is…

… unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them

– John Whitmore