The good will…

… of the governed will be starved if not fed by the good deeds of the governors

– Benjamin Franklin

 

Leaders who…

… win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver.

– Mark Clement

It’s not…

…whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up

– Vince Lombardi

We need…

… to move from the leader as hero, to the leader as host

– Margaret Wheatley

I have never….

….met a man so ignorant that I could not learn something from him

– Galileo

The most important….

… thing about a team of people is that they get on well together, that the people who are leading them genuinely care about people, that they look for the best in their people, that they praise, very rarely criticise and you actually run your company like a real family

– Richard Branson

Respect is earned…

… by honoring commitments and doing the right thing regardless of opinion, sentiment, or influence

– Mike Myatt

Effective leaders….

… allow great people to do the work they were born to do

– 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

Lead and….

… inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be led.

– Ross Perot