I am…

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

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

A true leader…

… 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

He who…

… has a why to live for can bear almost any how

– Friedrich Nietzsche

We can…

… practice leadership principles, but the only way to learn them is to lead. Not knowing it all is no excuse not to start

– Judy Columbus

The only…

… limit to our realisation of tomorrow will be our doubts of today; let us move forward with strong and active faith

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Consensus….

…. the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: ‘I stand for consensus?’

–  Margaret Thatcher

In any….

…. moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing

– Theodore Roosevelt

What good…

…is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment.Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world!

– Simon Sinek

Time….

… is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things

– Jesse Jackson