Whether our task…

…. is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and the engagement of all

– Kofi Annan

My grandfather once….

… told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group. There is much less competition

– Indira Gandhi

A leader’s role…

… is to raise people’s aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there

– David R. Gergen

 

That’s all….

a man can hope for during his lifetime—to set an example—and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history

– William McKinley

Learning how….

to deal with the possibility of failure is really good preparation for a career in the business world

– Malcolm Gladwell

Leaders…

…. think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems

– Brian Tracy

An empowered….

… organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success

– Stephen Covey

The organisation….

…. of insect societies is a marquee example of a complex decentralized system that arises from the interactions of many individuals

– Stephen Pratt

Biologist, Arizona State Uni

This quote is an extract from a blog by David Kanigan – the full article is available at https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140409-the-remarkable-self-organization-of-ants/

It is…

…. amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit

– Harry S Truman

If you want….

… to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek

– Ken Blanchard