Get Motivated, Get Going, Keep Rocking
- "Fail faster. Succeed sooner" - David Kelley/IDEO
- "You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend or not" - Isabel Allende
- Take a job for what it teaches you, not for what it pays. Instead of a potential employer asking, ‘Where do you see yourself in 5 years?’ you’ll ask, ‘If I invest my mental assets with you for 5 years, how much will they appreciate? How much will my portfolio of career options grow?' - Stan Davis & Christopher Meyer, futureWEALTH
- Talented people are less likely to wait their turn. We used to view young people as trainees; now they are authorities. Arguably this is the first time the older generation can—and must—leverage the younger generation very early in their careers” Ed Michaels, War for Talent (05.17.00)
- Dream BIG! Start Now! Study Hard! Play Hard!
- BLAME NOBODY! EXPECT NOTHING! DO SOMETHING! - NY Post (9/99)
- “Everything can be taken from man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one’s own attitude in any set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Victor Frankl, Auschwitz survivor
- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. – Michelangelo
- “In business, you reward people for taking risks. When it doesn’t work out you promote them-because they were willing to try new things. If people tell me they skied all day and never fell down, I tell them to try a different mountain.” —Michael Bloomberg (BW/0625.07)
- Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation - Richard Farson & Ralph Keyes
“Excellence can be obtained if you: ... care more than others think is wise;
... risk more than others think is safe;... dream more than others think is practical;
... expect more than others think is possible.” - Source: Anon. (Posted @ tompeters.com)
Retrospect and Lead
- “A focus on cost-cutting and efficiency has helped many organizations weather the downturn, but this approach will ultimately render them obsolete. Only the constant pursuit of innovation can ensure long-term success.” —Daniel Muzyka, Dean, Sauder School of Business, Univ of British Columbia (FT/09.17.04)
- “I never, ever thought of myself as a businessman. I was interested in creating things I would be proud of.” —Richard Branson
- “Management has a lot to do with answers. Leadership is a function of questions. And the first question for a leader always is: ‘Who do we intend to be?’ Not ‘What are we going to do?’ but ‘Who do we intend to be?’” —Max De Pree, Herman Miller
- “Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself believe.” —Winston Churchill
- “The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.” -William James
- “The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture.” - Ken Langone, CEO, Invemed Associates [from Ronna Lichtenberg, It’s Not Business, It’s Personal]
• Trust & Autonomy
• Flexibility
• Recognize Importance of Accountability
• De-Centralization
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