"FOR LEADERS & TEACHERS"
"The art of leadership is not in your constant fight to lead but it's in the ability to convince others to go where no one else has taken them at their own free will."
Written in 2008 by Cheney Joseph --- Grenada
The inspiration of Ianthe Harris has given me the urge to do likewise.
"Using your employees and offices as variables, setup your organization as though it were a computer program and you can rest assured that with or without (your) supervision, ALL will always be WELL."
Written in 2008 by Obinna Cedric Agugua
This is something I decided to tell my boss when it became obvious that he didn't believe he could get the best out of his employees without someone always being there to boss them around. I believed it was all his fault because the way he ran the company did not allow for order and sequence and specialization.
"Don't bother just to better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
William Faulkner
"To read is to empower. To empower is to write. To write is to influence. To influence is to change. To change is to live."
Jane Evershed --- Submitted by Boitumelo Mokoena --- South Africa
This, l believe, is what every leader ought to do, so let's do it with passion!!
"If you follow, all throughout your life, you will only go as far as the person you're following."
Written in 2008 by James Rosario --- Florida
I thought this quote up when I examined my philosophy of life. I believe to make a difference in your life and in someone else's life it is important to be and act like a leader. Following is important because that is how you learn but don't get stuck there and never move on to the leadership step.
"You do not lead by hitting people over the head- that's assault, not leadership."
Dwight D Eisenhower
"My heroes are those who I don't know but would like to think exist, to inspire me to achieve more than what I think I am capable of doing."
Copyright © 2008 Kyle Miller
"It's hard to make a difference, but it's definitely worth the effort."
Written in 2008 by Avinash R. Pai --- United Arab Emirates
This is connected to everyone's life... sooner or later every person will get this thought crossing his mind.
"Customer Service does not come from a manual.... it comes from the heart."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Scott Humbert --- Pennsylvania
"If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them."
Harvey MacKay
"Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage."
Bart Starr
"There is no contest between the company that buys the grudging compliance of its workforce and the company that enjoys the enterprising participation of its employees."
Ricardo Sempler
"In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words; people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do much with the other two."
Lee Iacocca
If you want to have success in your life you have to adopt three basic things:
- Be sure that you have a vision to achieve
- You have the mental strength to cross the hurdles in your way to success
- The most important one - you should believe that you are the winner.
"A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities."
Jules Ormont
"You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader."
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"I would rather have a first-class manager running a second-rate business than a second-class manager running a first-rate business."
Jack E. Reichert
"Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage."
John W. Gardner
"Dear Boss, Please go ahead. You have to achieve our concern, our aim. Your staff is always with you."
Written in 2007 by Anwar Sadat --- India
I wrote this when my boss was not confident that his staff was capable enough to carry out the business mission.
"We should not expect others to be like us, because life becomes really boring when we have to live with our own shadows. We should learn to respect the uniqueness in every human."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sushma Ravikiran --- India
"When you point at others with your index finger, the rest of your fingers point back at you. Always analyze yourself before blaming others."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Vipin C. --- India
"People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads and the boss drives."
Theodore Roosevelt
"A man is best defined by his ability to overcome obstacles. He's then cultured by his failures and finds harvest within his feats."
Copyright © 2001 Shawn Allen
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
Nelson Mandela
"Change is not your enemy; fear is your enemy."
Written in 2008 by Scott Dever --- Illinois
"Philosophy may earn you the tag of an intellectual but sincerity will actually make you one."
Written in 2007 by Asim Chowdhury --- India
It depicts the state of affairs around the world today. Everyone attempts to position himself/herself as an intellectual. Very few embrace sincerity.
"Be eager to listen, but be careful how you respond."
My Mother --- Submitted by Funke Adekola --- England
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