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Great literature is like moral leadership; everyone deplores the lack of it, but there is a tendency to prefer it from the safely dead.
Standardized personalization=universal right to meaningful learning. Personalized standardization=flexible access to mandated learning.
If a man is a quitter, I'd rather find out in practice than in a game. I ask for all a player has so I'll know later what I can expect.
A philanthropic venture requires all the energy, knowledge and money from its founder that a company requires from the leadership team.
In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem.
We live our thoughts and manifest them in our attitudes toward ourselves and others. We cannot live beyond our thoughts and convictions.
People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
True leadership is an attitude that naturally inspires and motivates others, and it comes from an internalized discovery about yourself.
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
What if you have failed in the past? So, at one time did every man we recognize as a towering success. They called it "temporary defeat.
No person among us desires any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation.
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.
The thing I'm most focused on today is, how am I maximizing the effectiveness of the leadership team, and what am I doing to nurture it?
Discontented people are exactly the kind of people that made America so Great. Sometimes it's good to be frustrated; it leads to change.
Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
I think one of the reasons our court system wants to remove The 10 Commandments is because The 10 Commandments reminds us we are sinners.
I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.
Schools that cannot tolerate interesting & enthusiastic eccentrics who work better alone than together are devoid of flexibility & spirit
A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.
Without optimism & self-belief among teachers, classrooms become wastelands of boredom & routine and schools deserts of lost opportunity.
A new leader has to be able to change an organization that is dreamless, soulless and visionless... someone's got to make a wake up call.
Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.
Leadership is about having the courage to go against the advice of the so-called experts and doing what your instinct tells you is right.
Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?
Real leadership is calm. Real leadership is steady in moments of crisis. It is not hysterical. It is not exploitive. It is not dishonest.
Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.
Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.
If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.
Effective people are not problem minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems. They think preventively.
A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls.
Leaders don't rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece.
The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.
I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.
What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together.
Confront your inadequacies and push your personal boundaries: It's the surest way to grow, improve and expand the scope of your influence.
I worked hard at whatever task I was given and embraced leadership opportunities, whether as a crossing guard, an altar boy, or a general.
The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.
Future leaders will be less concerned with saying what they will deliver and more concerned with delivering what they have said they would.
God received from me something He didn't have on His own. My sin. I received something from God I didn't have on my own. His righteousness.
Donald Trump's leadership, decision-making and problem solving will restore America's role as the undeniable and unquestioned world leader.
Surround yourself with the best people and then get out of their way. Give them a chance to exceed your expectations and they usually will.
So much of life is about attitude and how we handle what life throws our way. Life is good - even when a situation appears to be the worst.
When a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
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.
When it is all about winning, once you've done it, you lose interest; stay focus on helping/developing young people as your long-term goal.
The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change.
Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price.