Train people….

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

– Sir Richard Branson

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

The organisation….

…. of insect societies is a marquee example of a complex decentralized system that arises from the interactions of many individuals

– Stephen Pratt

Biologist, Arizona State Uni

This quote is an extract from a blog by David Kanigan – the full article is available at https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140409-the-remarkable-self-organization-of-ants/

If you want….

… to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek

– Ken Blanchard

 

The great leaders…

…. are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players

– Blaine Lee

The role of leaders….

….is to awaken the curiosity and creativity in others and have the strength to let go and allow the vision of others to exceed their own

– Nick Jessett

Great men…

are not born great, they grow great . . .

― Mario Puzo

Do more…

…. than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work

– William Arthur Ward

How do you…

… make sure you get the bubbling up of ideas through a coalition of energy, rather the boiling down that consensus inevitably provokes? It’s about eliminating all the ordinary, in-between stuff that is no good. You have to cut it out and concentrate all the energy on stretching for the best. Then the really good stuff acts as a magnet for more. If you allow middling stuff to stay – the filler stuff – then that works as a magnet for more of the same too

– Siobhan Davies