….. with “an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right.” If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.”
– Steve Jobs
Author Archives: Paradigms of Leadership
“If your actions create…..
…… a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.”
– Dolly Parton
No one will….
…be buried with the epitaph ‘He maximised shareholder value’
– Kay 2011
“Humans will probably always need…..
…….. the help of especially gifted moral leaders in order to extend the bonds of caring and trust beyond the easy range of the family and the face-to-face community. Such bonds have become essential to the future of humanity.”
– Paul Lawrence
Rely on your own strength….
……. of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don’t take too much advice — keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
– Noah Porter
“The first responsibility of a leader …..
……… is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
– Max DePree
“Leadership cannot really be taught…..
……. It can only be learned.”
– Harold Geneen
A leader is one who…..
…… out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.
– John Updike
“Great leaders are almost always…..
……. great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
– Colin Powell
“I am reminded how hollow……
……. the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
– Warren Bennis
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