As a communicator, I spend a good portion of my days sharing stories. People don’t care a lot about cold facts. They don’t want to look at pie charts. They want excitement. They like drama. They care...
As Michel de Montaigne observed, No wind favors him who has no destined port.
Andrew Carnegie said, As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. Great
And most important, listen.
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an invasion of ideas. —Victor Hugo
An infant is born with a clenched fist; a man dies with an open hand. Life has a way of prying free the things we think are so important.
An attitude that really works against people is the desire for equality that feeds petty jealousy. For
Adapt to them—don’t expect them to adapt to you.
Achievement comes from the habit of good thinking.
A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he kno...
A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo’s scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckl...
A sign of a great team leader is the proper placement of people.
A lot goes into an attitude—but a lot more comes out of it!
A leader with great passion and few skills always outperforms a leader with great skills and no passion.
A leader with confidence is a leader who brings out positive changes in people.
A leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others.
A group of pastors was attending a conference at our church, and at the end of the first morning session, they headed to the fellowship center for lunch. Several minutes later I followed, expecting th...
A great dream with a bad team is nothing more than a nightmare.
A CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE Below are the questions you should review before attempting changes within an organization. When the questions can be answered with a yes, change tends to be easier. Questions t...
60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.