It is absolutely necessary… for me to have persons who can think for me, as well as execute orders.
– George Washington
Tag Archives: Understanding
A man who…
A man who tells you to follow him will turn his followers into his company, while a true leader who does not tell you to follow him, will sit in the company of his followers.
– Suzy Kassem
If….
If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts and we are patient in them, we shall end in certainties
– Sir Francis Bacon
Listen…..
Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.
– Roy Bennett
It is….
It is only through dialogue, deep listening and passionate disagreement that we find our way to something larger than a singular and isolated point of view.
– Henry Kinsey-House
Encourage dissent…
Encourage dissent: Leaders should have associates who have contrary views, who are devil’s advocates, “variance sensors” who can tell them the difference between what is expected and what is really happening, between what they want to hear and what they need to hear. There are too many naked emperors running around today.
– Warren G Bennis
If you….
If you cannot explain something simply, it means that you don’t understand it sufficiently
– Anon
The unfairness…
The unfairness of judging others comes in that we judge them on the basis of our own values and beliefs, yet we can never exactly stand on common ground.
– Archibald Marwizi
Maturity….
Maturity involves turning an insult into a feedback.
– Aniekee Ezekiel
Trust….
Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they’re doing it because they care about the team
– Patrick Lencioni
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