Leadership Lessons

by Bob Schultz

(Ten Leadership Tips – Updated)

Sophocles

A short saying oft contains

much wisdom.

Without a vision, thepeople will perish.

Proverbs 29:18

Begin with an end in mind.

Steven Covey

John Kennedy

We need men who can dream of things that

never were.

Will Rogers

Why not go out on a limb? That’s where the

fruit is.

Nelson Mandela

There is no passion to be found in playing small . . .

Robert Kennedy

Only those who dare to fail greatly

achieve greatly.

Have Vision,

Lesson #1

Have Vision,a Big Vision

Lesson #1

William Shakespeare

Strong reasons make for strong

actions.

Albert Einstein

Insanity:doing the same thing

over and over again and expecting different results.

Heraclitus 535 BC - 475 BC

The only constantis change.

Jack Welch

Change beforeyou have to.

To improve is to change;

to be perfect isto change often.Winston

Churchill

Move, Win, Now.

John Kotter

Lesson #2

Drive Change

Through Action

Whether you thinkyou can or you can't,

you're right.

Henry Ford

Walt Disney

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Alan Kay

The best way topredict the future

is to invent it.

Perpetual optimismis a

force multiplier.

Colin Powell

I've never seena monument erected

to a pessimist.Paul Harvey

Lesson #3

Be Optimistic,

Lesson #3

Be Optimistic,

Expect Success

Problems are onlyopportunities

in work clothes.

Henry J. Kaiser

A problem is a chance to do your

very best.Duke Ellington

Smooth seas do not make a good sailor.

African Proverb

Failure is the opportunity to

begin againmore intelligently.

Henry Ford

Being defeated is often only a

temporary condition.Giving up is what

makes it permanent.Marilyn von

Savant

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Never give up, for that is just the place and

time that the tide will turn.

Josh Billings

Be like a postage stamp.

Stick to one thinguntil you get there.

Dr. Seuss’ first book

was rejected 27

times!

When going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Lesson #4

Welcome Problems

Lesson #4

Welcome Problems

Failure Isn’t Fatal

Abraham Lincoln

Whatever you are,be a good one.

Dr. Albert Sweitzer

Nothing of significanceis accomplished without

self-sacrifice and enthusiasm.

Theodore Roosevelt

Do what you can,with what you have,

where you are.

It is not fair to ask of others

what you arenot willing to do yourself.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It’s the only

thing.Dr. Albert Sweitzer

Zig Ziglar

Ask yourself a question:

is my attitudeworth catching?

Mahatma Gandhi

You must be the change you want to

see.

Lesson #5

Leader Behavior Is

Crucial

It takes two weeks foremployees to treat

customersthe same way

management treats them.Sam Walton

People never carehow much you know untilthey know how much you

care. John C. Maxwell

If you want to be a leader, you have to have

followers.Colin Powell

Alone we can do so little;

togetherwe can do so much.Helen Keller

Lesson #6

Care About Your People

People who can not find timefor recreation are obliged

sooner or laterto find time for illness.

John Wanamaker

To keep a lamp burning

we have tokeep putting oil in it.

Mother Theresa

Lesson #7

Take CareOf Yourself

Madame Curie

Nothing in lifeis to be feared.It is only to be understood.

Over the long run,superior performance

dependson superior learning.

Peter Senge

Peter Drucker

Today,Knowledgehas power.

Brian Tracy

No matter what you want toaccomplish, you are goingto need more knowledge

than you have now.

Lesson #8

Be aLifelong Learner

Arthur Ashe

From what we get,we can make a living;

what we give, however,makes a life.

John Andrew Holmes

There is no exercisebetter for the heartthan reaching down

and lifting people up.

Charles Dickens

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone

else.

Lesson #9

Give BackTo The

Community

Martin Luther King

Time is always right to do what is

right.

In any moment of decision,

the best thing you can dois the right thing.

Theodore Roosevelt

Lesson #10

Do The Next Right Thing

Ten Leadership Lessons1. Have a vision, a big vision2. Drive change through action3. Be optimistic, expect success4. Welcome problems, failure isn’t fatal5. Leader behavior is crucial6. Care about your people7. Take care of your self8. Be a life long learner9. Give back to the community10. Do the next right thing

Two final thoughts on

leadership . . .

Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.

Dag Hammarskjold

Far and away the best

prize that life has to offer is the chance

to work hardat work worth doing.

Theodore Roosevelt

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