If you….

If you are interested in equality at all costs, you should never have gone looking for your power in the first place. Holding authority with integrity is more important than making others feel good

– Anne Hill

 

One of…

One of the most important things for any leader is to never let anyone else define who you are. You define who you are. I never think of myself as being a woman CEO of this company; I think of myself as a steward of a great institution

–  Ginni Rometty,

Complexity….

Complexity creates confusion

Confusion creates inconsistency

Inconsistency creates failure

– Marco Pierre White

People….

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

– Thomas Sowell

Do not….

Do not be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

– John D. Rockefeller

Time….

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things

– Jesse Jackson

Leadership…..

Leadership is about creating, day by day, a domain in which we and those around us continually deepen our understanding of reality and are able to participate in shaping the future. This is the deeper territory of leadership; to collectively listen to what is wanting to emerge in the world and then having the courage to do what is required.

– Joseph Jaworski

A winner….

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.

– Nelson Mandela

Learning….

Learning in a face-to-face human community, as humans have evolved to do over hundreds of thousands of years, may always be the ideal;  especially in an endeavor that is as relationship-driven as business.

– Warren G Bennis

Too many….

Too many people let others stand in their way and don’t go back for one more try.

– Rosabeth Moss Kanter