Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.
— John C. Maxwell
For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.
Without failure there is no achievement.
We all have done something unethical.
To add value to others, one must first value others.
Good executives never put off until tomorrow what they can get someone else to do today.
Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.
Leadership is influence.
We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.
Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.
Leaders who are kind of insecure or egocentric, they basically sabotage themselves.
The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up.
People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.
Your attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure.
The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.
Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
If you're lying, you're lying.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
Have the humility to learn from those around you.
All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.
People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
