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A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.

Ken Blanchard

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose… It is the picture you have of yourself – the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.
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Leadership Life Photograph Principle Purpose
Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
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Development Inspirational Leadership Thinking
Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.
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Live Reality Vision
A river without banks is a large puddle.
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One Liner River
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
Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.
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Leadership Yourself
Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.
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Different Kindness Motivational Race Run
If you want your people to be responsible, be responsive to their needs.
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Need People Responsible
Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven’t learned a thing until you take action and use it.
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Action Behavior Change Learning Yourself
Vision comes alive when everyone sees where his or her contribution makes a difference.
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Difference Vision Worth
We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.
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Behavior Person
If we want people on the front lines of companies to be responsible for making good business decisions, they must have the same information that managers use to make good business decisions.
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Business Company Decision People Responsible
If becoming a high performing organization is the destination, leadership is the engine.
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Business Leadership Success
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
People who feel good about themselves produce good results.
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Feeling Inspirational Morning People Worth
Your mind and a computer have one thing in common: neither of them know the difference between the truth and what you tell it.
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Difference Oneself Technology Truth
Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.
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Action Worth
Take a minute: look at your goals, look at your performance, see if your behavior matches your goals.
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Goal Yourself
When you touch – don’t take. Touch people only when you are giving something – reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
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Encouragement Generosity Kindness People Touch
Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.
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Break Limitation Rule Success
Too many leaders act as if the sheep. Their people are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.
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Humility Inspirational Leadership Responsibility
The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
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Greatness Leadership People Vision
Most companies spend all their time looking for another management concept and very little time following up the one they have just taught their managers.
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Company Management Time
When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
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Acceptance Commitment Yourself
A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.
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Appearance Feeling Goodness People
The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.
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Goal Leadership Organization Vision
Don’t quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.
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Ambition Inspirational Leadership Motivational One Liner

A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.

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