Management And Leadership Quotes

People who feel excluded get angry and act out their anger in the team. No man is an island, no person can function isolated from the group. When you create a team, any kind of team, inclusion is fundamental. Without every member feeling deeply that he or she belongs to that group there is no team.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. ("Kill them all. For the Lord knoweth them that are His." Supposedly said when asked by a Crusader how to distinguish the Cathars from the Catholics.)

A delirious person would think there's only one way, and that way is simple, but the truth is no way of living is simple, and there are many ways like there are many roads, but one must think above the system, and the individual must work strong to avail enough to be satisfied.

Move away from the mid-set that the fulfillment of the organization's mission, vision, and strategic plan is only the work of leaders.

The most important tool you have on a resume is language.

Here’s what you need to know most about leadership: Lead your own life first. The only thing in this world that will dependably happen from the top down is the digging of your grave.

Most managers have plenty of emotional commitment to give to their jobs. If they can be convinced it’s safe and sensible to give it.

Data has no ego and makes an excellent co-pilot.

What first separates a leader from a normal human being? A leader knows who they are as a human being.

Never be SARCASTIC. A clever remark might gain you a few laughs but the butt of your remarks will be offended and will remember you for it.

Values are deeply held personal beliefs that form your own priority code for living.

If all you are doing is spending time with the struggling members of your church and you are not building proactively into your church's culture, and you are being shortsighted and limiting the effectiveness of your ministry.

If you can imagine a solution, you can make it happen.

Disruption causes vast sums of money to flow from existing businesses and business models to new entrants.

Speed to fail should be every entrepreneur's motto. When you finally find the one idea that can't be killed, go with it.

It’s impossible for a company to get what it wants most if managers have to make a choice between their own values and company priorities.

Success for Managers means: I want to be in healthy relationships. I want a real connection with people I spend so much time with.

To foster a solution mindset, tell employees that you are not interested in who or what caused the problem. You are only interested in hearing how we plan to go beyond the problem.

Smart entrepreneurs learn that they must fail often and fast.

The heart of a company’s performance is hardwired to the hearts of its managers.

No one cultivates in a stony-ground, instead he cultivates in a soft-rich ground. Do not expect people to invest in you if you're a lazy type.

The first step to solving any problem is to accept one’s own accountability for creating it.

whenever we stop doing something, we start doing anything

The customer is always right...even when they're wrong.

If you do not manage things, be prepared to face the consequences.

To integrate one’s experiences around a coherent and enduring sense of self lies at the core of creating a user’s guide to life.

Why live my personal values at work? This is an excellent question to ask. If your attorneys are planning an insanity defense.

A negative mind will never find success. I have never heard a positive idea come from a person in a negative state.

Organizational culture is just like the “Operation System” of the organization, you need reboot periodically to keep it running smoothly.

A dream with a deadline is a goal.

Billions of dollars worth of research knowledge lie dormant at American universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business.

There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up.

You have no idea how destructive and wasteful your infrastructure is because you don't need to use it the way the workforce does... Drive the forklift, use the database, fill out the form, submit it to HR, and find out how long it takes to get a response. Use your own infrastructure.

Do you think your people struggle with being true to themselves? Do their values match up with their work?

To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture.

For a business to strengthen its position on the market, its managers should become skillful at helping their subordinates to set and achieve specific and measurable goals with realistic deadlines and clear expectations. Managers should also mentor employees through challenges, helping them grow and develop new skills.

Disruption isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you respond to what happens to you.

The future is dependent on the decisions you make today.

Building a career or a company is about living a few years of your life like most people won't so that you can spend the rest of your life living at a level most people can't.