…. I think my most important job as a CEO is to listen for bad news. If you don’t act on it, your people will eventually stop bringing bad news to your attention and that is the beginning of the end
– Bill Gates
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Tag Archives: Listening
It is…
the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
Followers…
… who tell the truth, and leaders who listen to it, are an unbeatable combination
– Warren G Bennis
Courage is…
… what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen
– Winston Churchill
Earn the right….
…. to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.
– John C Maxwell
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
“A man can only lead when …..
……… others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.”
– Brandon Sanderson
