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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