Occupation: Author Birth: November 1, 1916
People know that pursuing a mission without achieving results is dispiriting; achieving results without a mission is meaningless..
Most of us will be remembered, in work and in life, for just a few words or deeds that made a difference to others. The way we choose to say good-bye….
Dispirited, unmotivated, unappreciated workers cannot compete in a highly competitive world..
Organizations exist to make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. And this is the work of effective leaders..
I feel passionately about how I express myself. Language is the greatest motivating force. You can phrase something positively and inspire people to ….
It's not hard work that wears you out, but the repression of your true personality, and I've found a way of working that does not demand that..
You should be a living practicing example of what you are preaching..
The best part of the character and quality of the leader is expressing who you are in the work you do and how you do it..
No matter what business you're in, everyone in the organisation needs to know why.
The leader beyond the millennium will not be the leader who has learned the lessons of how to do it, with ledgers of 'hows' balanced with 'its' that ….
... I never look at my watch if I'm talking with someone. I think that's such an insulting gesture! It suggests you're trying to gauge whether you th….
The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage..
Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic beh….
The leader builds dispersed and diverse leadership - distributing leadership to the outermost edges of the circle to unleash the power of shared resp….
If we are to remain mission focused, as we must be if we are to be relevant in an uncertain age, the abandoning those things that do not further the ….
Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are..
... I try ... to use my own voice in a way that shows caring, respect, appreciation, and patience. Your voice, your language, help determine your cul….
Communication is not saying something; communication is being heard..
Key to the societal significance of tomorrow's leaders is the way they embrace the totality of leadership, not just including 'my organization' but r….
Leadership is a matter of how to be, not how to do it..
When you see a roadblock or challenge as an opportunity, it is amazing how you are already halfway there..