Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.
My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: The turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Sout… - Douglas Conant
My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: The turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Sout…
- Douglas Conant
Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation. - Douglas Conant
Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.
If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help yo… - Douglas Conant
If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help yo…
The time to build a network is always before you need one. - Douglas Conant
The time to build a network is always before you need one.
Courage means feeling all those hard human emotions - all that uncertainty and anxiety - and getting the job done anyway. - Douglas Conant
Courage means feeling all those hard human emotions - all that uncertainty and anxiety - and getting the job done anyway.
Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it… - Douglas Conant
Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it…
Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has… - Douglas Conant
Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has…
You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it. - Douglas Conant
You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.
The action is in the interaction. - Douglas Conant
The action is in the interaction.
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