… simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up and goes
– John Erskine
Tag Archives: Understanding
“Leadership, …
… like swimming, cannot be learned by reading about it
– Henry Mintzberg
The idea of…
… a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise
– W Edward Deming
Change will not…
… come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek
– Barack Obama
I am a man…
… of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times
– Everett Dirksen
The manager…
… asks how and when; the leader asks what and why
– Warren Bennis
To get others…
…. to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead
– William Hazlitt
I don’t know…
… what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
– Albert Schweitzer
Everything…
…. that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves
– Carl Jung
If you…
… believe lack of authority prevents you from leading effectively, it is time to rethink your understanding of leadership
– Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson
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