“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

“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.”

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

“The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.”

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

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

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

“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”.

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

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

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

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

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“All humans are entrepreneurs; not because they should start companies; but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

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

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

“Change before you have to.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

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

“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.”

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

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

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

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

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

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”

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

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

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

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

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

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

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

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
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“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

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

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” 

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“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.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

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

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

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

“Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.”

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

“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.”

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

“Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.”

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

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

“Have the end in mind; and every day make sure you’re working towards it”

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

“Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

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

“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“When you crave the end result, the hard work becomes irrelevant.”

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

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting …
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“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”