“ If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny. Dee Hock
“ Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangero… Dee Hock
“ An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it. Dee Hock
“ Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of the past by clothing it in the forms of the future. Dee Hock
“ It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdo… Dee Hock
“ Far better than a precise plan is a clear sense of direction and compelling beliefs. And that lies within you. The question is, how do you evoke it? Dee Hock
“ The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how the new concepts compare to how you now operate and thoughtfully determine how they apply to what you… Dee Hock
“ Life is not about control. It’s not about getting. It’s not about having. It’s not about knowing. It’s not even about being. Life is eternal, perpetual becoming, or it is nothing. Becoming is not a th… Dee Hock
“ Community is composed of that which we don't attempt to measure, for which we keep no record and ask no recompense. Most are things we cannot measure no matter how hard we try. Dee Hock
“ The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others, and for the good of the place. Dee Hock
