Leadership…

… is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.

– Max DePree

There are some things…

… you don’t have to know how it works – only that it works. While some people are studying the roots, others are picking the fruit. It just depends on “Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!”

– Norman Vincent Peale

It is better…

…to have one person working with you, than three working for you.

– Anon

If you make…

…people think they’re thinking, they’ll love you. If you really make them think, they’ll hate you

– Don Marquis

Everything…

… that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

– Carl Jung

Nothing…

… is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide

– Napoleon Bonaparte

If I have…

… seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulder of giants.

– Isaac Newton

Leadership…

…there is no single right answer. In reality there is no answer – period

– Paradigms of Leadership

A teacher…

…. affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

– Henry Adams

All organisations…

…. do change when put under sufficient pressure. This pressure must be either external to the organization or the result of very strong leadership.

– Bruce Henderson