Tag Archives: Strengths

The secret of…

…a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

– Gail Sheehy

The only way…

… to do great work is to love the work you do.

– Steve Jobs

Simplicity, patience, compassion…

…These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.

– Lao Tzu

We will remember…

… not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

– Martin Luther King Jr

Too many companies…

… believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.

– Warren G Bennis

A good head….

… and a good heart are always a formidable combination

– Nelson Mandela

Don’t let…

…. schooling interfere with your education

– Mark Twain

He who…

cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader

– Aristotle

I conceive a…

… knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built

– George Washington

If a man does…

… not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away

– Henry David Thoreau