“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

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

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

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

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

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

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

 “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of      a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

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

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

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

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

“There is no progress without change.”

“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

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

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

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

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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

“A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed …
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“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.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Dont wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.”

“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

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

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

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

“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

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

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

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

“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.” 

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

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

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

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

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

“In a world thats changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

“If you really want to do something, youll find a way. If you dont, youll find an excuse.”

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

 “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” 

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”