At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.
Interpretation
Respecting others is essential for effective leadership.
Frances Hesselbein reflects on the impactful lessons imparted by her grandmother during her formative years, emphasizing that the fundamental values of respect for all individuals shaped her character and leadership style. This quote highlights the importance of early moral education in guiding one's actions and decisions, particularly in a leadership context, suggesting that such values are crucial for building meaningful relationships and fostering an inclusive environment.
In practice
In a leadership seminar discussing the values derived from personal experiences.
When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.
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I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred, and most irreversible part of my obligation to preserve the union of these states, although it may cost me my life.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
We need to have people up there who can communicate what it feels like, not just pilots and engineers.
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