Nothing…

Nothing undermines change more than behaviour by important individuals that is inconsistent with the verbal communication

– John P. Kotter

Everybody…

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

– James Levine

Culture…

Culture is the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organisation, that operate unconsciously and define in a basic ‘taken for granted’ fashion an organisation’s view of its self and its environment.

– Edgar Schein

Tradition…

Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.

– G K Chesterton

The…

The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.

– Steve Maraboli

There are…

There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organisation’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction and cash flow …It goes without saying that no company, however small or large, can win over the long run without energised employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it.

–  Jack Welch

 

 

A multicultural…

A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to accept the other’s culture without compromising its own.

–  Reuven Rivlin

The goal…

The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.

– Simon Sinek

 

 

If…

If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are unable to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.

–  Daniel Goleman

Change…

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

– Victor Hugo