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Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
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The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve more than they thought they were capable of.
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Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
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Integrity is when you say the same things publicly that you say privately.
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A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.
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Leadership is not a rank or a position to be attained. Leadership is a service to be given.
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A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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The joy of leadership comes from seeing others achieve more than they thought they were capable of.
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Leadership is not an expertise. Leadership is a constant education.
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When we work hard for something we don't believe in, it's called stress. When we work hard for something we love, it's called passion.
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When we focus on the competition, we become reactive. When we focus on improving ourselves, we become innovative.
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Bad leaders care about who’s right. Good leaders care about what’s right.
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A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us to show us how they did it. A mentor walks alongside us to show us what we can do.
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It's better to go slow in the right direction than to go fast in the wrong direction.
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We become leaders the day we decide to help people grow, not numbers.
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Transparency doesn't mean sharing every detail. Transparency means providing the context for the decisions we make.
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Building trust requires nothing more than telling the truth.
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If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else.
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We call someone leader not because they are in charge but because they have the courage to go first. To risk first. To trust first. First into the unknown.
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Ambition is refusing to quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.
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A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us and tells us how they did it. A mentor is someone who walks alongside us to guide us on what we can do.
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It is better to have a great team than a team of greats.
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Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
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All lies come to an end. The truth lasts forever.
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A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.
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"You don't hire for skills, you hire for attitude. You can always teach skills." —Herb Kelleher
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"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” - C.S. Lewis
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Communication is not about saying what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.
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I’d rather feel uncomfortable pushing for better than feel uncomfortable settling for less. #chooseyourdiscomfort
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The ability to see order in chaos is called creativity.
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The responsibility of a company is to serve the customer. The responsibility of leadership is to serve their people so that their people may better serve the customer. If leaders fail to serve their people first, customer and company will suffer.
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Good friends make us better people. They cheer us on when we hit bottom and keep us humble when we reach the top.
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"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle
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Leaders are not responsible for the results. Leaders are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results.
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We can not control a relationship. We can only contribute to a relationship. All relationships, business or personal, are an opportunity to serve another human being.
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When we feel stress our bodies release cortisol. Cortisol impairs rational thinking & decision making. In a toxic culture we are biologically more likely to make a bad decision or do something that is ethically questionable. Healthy corporate cultures matter #goodleadership
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Leadership is not a journey to rise in the ranks. Leadership is a journey to help those around us rise.
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A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.
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If we're nice to people, people are nice back. It's not a complicated formula.
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Accountability is hard. Blame is easy. One builds trust, the other destroys it.
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Life is not a competition. It's not about winning or losing. Life is about all the fun we have before it ends.
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All great leaders are optimists. To inspire requires an undying belief that the future is bright.
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If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, bring someone with you.
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Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about looking after those in our charge.
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Change comes from telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
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The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.
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If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, bring someone with you.
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The genius at the top doesn't make the team look good. A good team makes the person at the top look like a genius.
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Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
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Average leaders give people something to work on. Great leaders give people something to work for.
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If every member of a team doesn't commit to grow together, they will grow apart.
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When we are closed to ideas what we hear is criticism. When we are open to ideas what we get is advice.
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Bad leaders care about who's right. Good leaders care about what's right.
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Management is the practice of manipulating people for personal gain. Leadership is the responsibility of inspiring people for the good of the group.
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When in doubt, be yourself.
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Life is not a competition, it's a game. It's not about winning or losing, it's about all the fun we can have before it ends.
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Great leaders don't see themselves as great. Great leaders see themselves as human.
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Failure we can do alone. Success always takes help.
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"We work hard, play hard" sounds terribly unhealthy. I think we would all be a lot healthier, happier and find greater balance in our lives if we learn to work smart and play always. #worksmartplayalways
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Weak leaders want their people to do as they say. Strong leaders want their people to do as they think.
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The genius at the top doesn't make the team look good. A good team makes the person at the top look like a genius.
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My favorite definition of love is giving someone the power to destroy you and trusting they won’t use it.
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There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
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Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.
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All success starts with one. One step. One client. One order. One sale. While dreams of greatness are great, we must remember to appreciate the joy of the start.
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Profit comes as a result of being good at what we do. Trust comes as a result of being good at why we do it.
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What good is having a belly if there is no fire in it. Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work!
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When we take care of our people, our people take care of our business.
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The Navy SEALs aren't made up of the strongest, toughest, or smartest candidates. They all possess something much deeper.
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Leadership is not a journey to rise in the ranks. Leadership is a journey to help those around us rise.
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The difference between dog people and cat people: dog people wish their dogs were people. Cat people wish they were cats.
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The primary ingredient for progress is optimism. The unwavering belief that something can be better is what drives the human race forward.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, bring someone with you.
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We can't be good at everything. If we were, there would be no need for teams.
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We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.
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The greatest contribution of a leader is to make others leaders.
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Focus on money and you will make money. Focus on impact and you will make an impact.
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Bad leaders may edit the truth for fear of causing discomfort. Good leaders accept that the truth is often uncomfortable.
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A poor leader will tell you how many people work for them. A great leader will tell you how many people they work for.
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Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations.
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Let us all be the leaders we wish we had.
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Leadership is not a rank or a position to be attained. Leadership is a service to be given.
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If you're sorry, say, "I'm sorry." If you say, "I'm sorry but...", then you're not really sorry.
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Integrity is when our words and deeds are consistent with our values.
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When we admit what we don't know, it increases the chance that someone, who does know, will offer to help.
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Bad leaders care about who's right. Good leaders care about what's right.
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The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.
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The ultimate value of personal growth work is not to feel better about ourselves but to contribute to how those around us feel about themselves.
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Giving direction is not the same thing as giving directions. Directions are instructions how. Direction is the reason why.
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It's better to go slow in the right direction than to go speeding off in the wrong direction.
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The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.
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No matter how much money we make, no matter how much power we accumulate, no matter how many promotions we’re given, none of us will ever be declared the winner of life.
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Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.
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The value of learning is greater when we share what we learn.
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The only way to "find out if it will work out" is to do it.
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A team is a group of people that works together with common purpose, not just a group of people assigned to work on the same project.
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Failure we can do alone. Success always takes help.
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A weak leader likes to tell us how many people work for them. A great leader is humbled to tell us how many people they work for.
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