Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence – natural ability notwithstanding.
The exercise of true leadership is inversely proportional to the exercise of power.
Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four dimensional – body, mind, heart, and spirit.
An abundance mentality springs from internal security, not from external rankings, comparisons, opinions, possessions, or associations.
Difference is the beginning of synergy.
People and organizations don’t grow much without delegation and completed staff work because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses.
Only 20 percent of employees working in large organizations surveyed feel their strengths are in play every day. Thus, eight our of ten employees surveyed feel somewhat miscast in their role.
Results matter! They matter to your credibility.
In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.
Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
While I believe in the power of positive thought, I do not believe that you or I can simply psyche ourselves into success or peace of mind.
When our honor becomes greater than our moods, that is where transformation happens.
The essence of synergy is to value differences-to respect them, to build on strengths, to compensate for weaknesses.
Proactive people carry their own weather with them.
Link yourself to your potential, not to your past.
Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.
The more involved you are, the more significant your learning will be.
The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth.
To know and not to do is not to know.