On Leadership
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
— William Arthur Ward
“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
— John C. Maxwell
“You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals!”
—Booker T. Washington
"Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
— Stephen R. Covey
On Change
"Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got."
— Peter Drucker
"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator."
— Francis Bacon
"If you want to make enemies, try to change something."
— Woodrow Wilson
On Work
“If we can keep our competitors focused on us while we stay focused on the customer, ultimately we'll turn out all right.”
— Jeff Bezos
If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.”
— Beryl Markham
"Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work."
— Peter Drucker
On Listening
“Thank your customer for complaining and mean it. Most will never bother to complain. They'll just walk away.”
— Marilyn Suttle
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."
— Brian H. McGill
~Janessa Lantz
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