Management Quotes

Jesus said several times, Come, follow me. His was a program of do what I do, rather than do what I say. His innate brilliance would have permitted him to put on a dazzling display, but that would have left his followers far behind. He walked and worked with those he was to serve. His was not a long-distance leadership. He was not afraid of close friendships; he was not afraid that proximity to him would disappoint his followers. The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led.

Spencer W. Kimball

Be certain, Catelyn told her son, or go home and take up that wooden sword again. You cannot afford to seem indecisive in front of men like Roose Bolton and Rickard Karstark. Make no mistake, Robb-these are your bannermen, not your friends. You named yourself battle commander. Command.

George R.R. Martin

A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.

Mollie Marti

There has never been a meaningful life built on easy street.

John Paul Warren

Don't focus so much on who is following you, that you forget to lead.

E'yen A. Gardner

High above the noise and fear mongering of critics and cynics softly speaks your true self.

Mollie Marti

At that point where you have decided to upgrade from aspiration to expectation and have begun to visualize an outcome, something incredibly important has happened, you have committed to the process of change.

Lorii Myers

The led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their own leader

Albert Einstein

Leaders must see the dream in their mind before they will accomplish the dream with their team.

Orrin Woodward

An earned compliment costs nothing, but its returns are immeasurable. Very humanly, when we are complimented, when our efforts are appreciated, most of us will usually strive to perform even better down the line. What a return on the investment of delivering a few earned words of praise!

G. Kingsley Ward

Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

Dream Hampton

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

Nancy D. Solomon

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

Barack Obama

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.

Margaret Thatcher

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

Colin Powell

Think in terms of opportunities and solutions instead of problems, disappointment, and failure.

Lorii Myers

Leadership means that a group, large or small, is willing to entrust authority to a person who has shown judgement, wisdom, personal appeal, and proven competence.

Walt Disney

Deal with him, Hemingway!

James Joyce

A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.

Daniel Kahneman

Fire is catching and if we burn then you burn with us.

Suzanne Collins