things and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?”
– George Bernard Shaw
Tag Archives: Leadership
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
To step…
… beyond the threshold of fear that lies within is the destiny of the leader.
– Paradigms of Leadership
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
Leadership flows…
… from the minds of followers more than from the titles of leaders, more from the perception of willing followers than from anointment.
– Lane Secretan
A ‘No’ uttered…
…. from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
– Mohandas Gandhi
If we…
… cannot envision the world we would like to live in, we cannot work towards its creation. If we cannot place ourselves in it in our imagination, we will not believe it is possible.
– Chellis Glendinning
What…
… we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world, is and remains immortal.
– Albert Pine
The price…
of excellence is discipline; the cost of mediocrity is disappointment
– William A. Ward
True leaders…
… are the first to admit that they don’t know everything and that they need help
– Bill Byrd
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