True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up
– Sheri L. Dew
Tag Archives: development
It’s…
It is never too late to be who you might have been.
– George Eliot
In times…
…of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists
– Eric Hoffer
The secret…
… of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests
– Gail Sheehy
Yes, there are times…
… when the gold medal only goes to the winner. But not in the race of life, where the winners are those who are superior not to others but to their former selves.
– Robert Cooper
There is…
… nothing like a concrete life plan to weigh you down. Because if you always have one eye on some future goal, you stop paying attention the the job at hand, miss opportunities that might arise, and stay fixedly on one path, even when a better, newer course might have opened up.
– Indra Nooyi
The growth…
… and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.
– Harvey S. Firestone
In the end…
.. it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
– Max De Pree
Leadership…
… like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it.
– Henry Mintzberg
There are some things…
… you don’t have to know how it works – only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on “Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!”
– Norman Vincent Peale
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