… careless about basic things – telling the truth, respecting moral codes, proper professional conduct – who can believe them on other issues?
– James L Hayes
Tag Archives: Respect
Divide…
…. and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To get others…
…. to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead
– William Hazlitt
Leadership consists…
… not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint
– Lewis H. Lapham
I am…
personally convinced that one person can be a change catalyst, a “transformer” in any situation, any organization. Such an individual is yeast that can leaven an entire loaf. It requires vision, initiative, patience, respect, persistence, courage, and faith to be a transforming leader
– Stephen R. Covey
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
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
A ‘No’ …..
…. uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble
– Mohandas Gandhi
Every man….
gives his life for what he believes. Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, and so they give their lives to little or nothing. One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it…and then it’s gone
– Joan of Arc
Help others…
…. get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders.
– Bob Moawad
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