A leader’s role…

… is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there

– David R. Gergen

 

Life….

….. is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

– Karen Kaiser Clark

Train people….

…well enough that they can leave, treat them well enough that they don’t want to

– Sir Richard Branson

The true 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

That’s all….

a man can hope for during his lifetime—to set an example—and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history

– William McKinley

Learning how….

to deal with the possibility of failure is really good preparation for a career in the business world

– Malcolm Gladwell

Leaders…

…. think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems

– Brian Tracy

Leadership…

…like life is largely a matter of paying attention

– James Autry

An empowered….

… organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success

– Stephen Covey

I don’t think….

… that you lead by pessimism and cynicism. I think that you lead by optimism and enthusiasm and energy.

– Patricia Ireland