Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.
KEN BLANCHARDHonesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth.
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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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Business is like tennis. Those who serve well win.
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A river without banks is a large puddle.
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A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.
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All good performance starts with clear goals.
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Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.
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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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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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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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Don’t quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.
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Whether you like it or not, you will leave a leadership legacy.
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Everyday do something in relation to everything that’s important to you.
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As a leader, the most important earthly relationship you can cultivate is your relationship with yourself.
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Take what you do seriously, but yourself lightly.
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Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.
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Empowering means helping teams develop their skills and knowledge and supporting them to use their talents.
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People who feel good about themselves produce good results.
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Your role as a leader is even more important than you might imagine. You have the power to help people become winners.
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When you touch – don’t take. Touch people only when you are giving something – reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever
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The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.
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For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio.
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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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We are not just our behavior. We are the person managing our behavior.
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The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
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Catch people in the act of doing something right.
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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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