"FOR LEADERS"
"When we teach something, we learn something."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Viswanath Nath --- India
"In thinking there is creating, in creating there is doing, in doing there is learning, in learning there is success."
Written in 2010 by Robert Gera --- New Zealand
"Humility greatly reduces the potential for humiliation."
Written in 2009 by Chad Alexander --- Maryland
"If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone."
John Maxwell
"We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles but no personality. It cannot lead; it can only serve."
Albert Einstein
"I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars. I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over."
Warren Buffett
"Never underestimate your opponent or overestimate yourself. Always be realistic, prepared, and never be without a contingency plan. If you attempt to ignore unpleasant facts or situation by burying your head in the sand like an ostrich, your rear will be exposed and readily visible by your foe. And that is exactly where you will feel the strike of his boot."
Copyright © 2010 Christos Efessiou
"He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them."
Sun Tzu
"To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job."
Chin-Ning Chu
"With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly."
Gordon Moore
"Frown on lapses of information. When people admit that they didn't keep you informed, let them know that you don't want this kind of protection. A couple of strong reactions by the manager, and a subordinate learns to make sure the boss gets the word... all of it."
Thomas L. Quick
"Leaders should be able to stand alone, take the heat, bear the pain, tell the truth, and do what's right."
Max DePree
"The customers that enter these doors are not your customers or my customers. They are the customers of this company. The more we act on this realization, we will present ourselves as customer service professionals."
Written in 2010 by Lakeisha S. Johnson --- Bahamas
"To create a positive work environment you need to feed your employees positive affirmations."
Written in 2010 by N. Roy --- Michigan
"Flowers are very soft, do not touch them with hard hands... Similarly "feelings" are like soft flowers, do not "touch" them with harsh words."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Louloua Asgaraly --- Madagascar
"Your attitude determines your action. Your action determines your accomplishments."
John Maxwell
"The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers."
Arthur Koestler
"Talent does what it can... genius does what it must."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"Action will remove the doubt that theory cannot solve."
Pehyl Hsieh --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey
"Every problem has a solution. You just need to rise up and look around with a fresh perspective."
Written in 2008 by Gajanan Pandit --- India
Based on my personal experiences, I myself have written this.
"Raise more questions to understand better. Analyze more things before creating new. Respect all to get respected from others."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by VinothKumar Sakthivel --- India
It inspired me more in many ways.
"A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice."
James Callaghan
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
Steve Jobs
"We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them."
William A. Ward --- Submitted by Lauren Covington --- New Jersey