“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember; the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.”

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

“Fortune does favor the bold and youll never know what youre capable of if you dont try.” 

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.”

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
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“Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.”

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid …
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“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“Truth builds trust.” 

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

“Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”.

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“Being good is good business.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“Doing what is right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what is right.”

“You’re smart, you’re a survivor; use your intelligence and instincts to get to a better position than the one you’re in now”.

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out …
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“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

 “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”