… more important to leaders than leaders are to followers
– Barbara Kellerman
Tag Archives: Integrity
What makes a…
good follower? The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination
~ Warren G. Bennis
Great teams do not…
hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal
– Patrick Lencioni
Victory…
has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan
– John F Kennedy
Only the guy…
… who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat
– Jean-Paul Sartre
Whatever you…
do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it
– Mahatma Gandhi
Becoming a leader….
…is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult
– Warren G Bennis
You can never…
cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
– Christopher Columbus
You are not here…
… merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand
– Woodrow Wilson
Don’t waste your…
energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it
– Tina Fey
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