The first step in becoming a leader, then, is to recognise the context for what it is – a breaker, not a maker; a trap, not a launching pad; an end, not a beginning and declare your independence.
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Tag Archives: Values
To be…
To be authentic is literally to be your own author, to discover your own native energies and desires and then to find your own way of acting on them.
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Who succeeds…
Who succeeds in forming and leading a great group? They are almost always pragmatic dreamers. They are people who get things done but they are also people with immortal longings. Often, they are scientifically minded people with poetry in their souls.
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No…
No executive has ever suffered because their subordinates were strong and effective.
– Peter F Drucker
The quality…
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves
– Ray Kroc
Knowing…
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment
– Lao Tzu
Tolerance…
Tolerance is a fundamental character trait of great people and a part of the attitudes and practices of those we admire and respect. People without tolerance are diminished and poor.
– John Carmack
The fact…
The fact is, the higher up we find ourselves in terms of power, influence, and wealth, the more people look up to us, the more vulnerable we are to pride and self-deceit and the more prone we are to be blind to our spiritual needs and deficiencies
– Nancy DeMoss
Good…
Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece; by thought, choice, courage and determination
– John Luther
It…
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong
– Abraham Lincoln
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