Leadership
Quotes about leading others and self-leadership
The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve them, but the number of people they serve.
There is one quality that trumps all, evident in virtually every great entrepreneur, manager, and leader. That quality is self-awareness. The best thing leaders can do to improve their effectiveness is to become more aware of what motivates them and their decision making.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
If you have more than three priorities, then you don't have any.
Work culture is defined by the worst behavior tolerated.
A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired.
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
The first job of a leader is to define reality.
Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.
Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is alright, as long as your values don't change.
Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.
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