…. is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen
– Winston Churchill
Tag Archives: Responsibility
The content…
…. of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny … it is the light that guides your way
– Heraclitus
A ship…
…. in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for
– William Shedo
Beware of…
… those who stand aloof and greet each venture with reproof. The world would stop if things were run by men who say ‘it can’t be done’
– Samuel Glove
Success is…
peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable
– John Wooden
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
Sometimes…
…. 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
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
Leadership is…
…. an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment
– John Agno
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