…. 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
Tag Archives: Integrity
There is…
… nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things while those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders
– Niccolo Machiavelli
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
“The older…
…I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do
– Andrew Carnegie
The glue…
…. that holds all relationships together — including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based in integrity
– Anthony Robbins
Character…
…. makes trust possible, and trust is the foundation of leadership
– John Maxwell
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
A ‘No’ …..
…. uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble
– Mohandas Gandhi
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