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As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.

Ken Blanchard

Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.
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Journey Leadership Path People
Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.
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Business Connection Dignity Feeling Goal Inspirational Job
Don’t wait until people do things exactly right before you praise them.
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People Praise Wait
The cure for too much to do is solitude and silence.
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Silence Solitude
Everyone knows that not all change is good or even necessary. But in a world that is constantly changing, it is to our advantage to learn how to adapt and enjoy something better.
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Change Enjoyment Learning Necessary World
In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power.
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Company Leadership Past Power Team Work
If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.
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Business Leadership Success
Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
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Development Inspirational Leadership Thinking
Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.
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Beyond Leader Life Servant Special True
We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.
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Behavior Person
A river without banks is a large puddle.
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One Liner River
No one can make you serve customers well. That’s because great service is a choice.
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Choice Greatness Service
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
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Action Worth
Real communication happens when people feel safe.
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Communication Feeling People Reality Safety Thinking
If God had wanted us to talk more than listen, he would have given us two mouths rather than two ears.
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Body God Humility Listening Talk
Leadership is not something you do to people. It’s something you do with people.
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Leadership People Team Work

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