The average mood of someone watching a sitcom is mildly depressed. Average mood of someone engaged in a good book is happy.
Dr. Henry Cloud
Category: Quotations
"They’re not employees, they’re…
“They’re not employees, they’re people.”
Peter Drucker
"After all, you only find out who is swimming naked when…
“After all, you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.”
Warren Buffett
"Effective prototyping may be the most valuable core competence…
“Effective prototyping may be the most valuable core competence an innovative organization can hope to have.”
Michael Schrage
"Only three things happen naturally in organisations…
“Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.”
Peter Drucker
"This happens to companies all too often. Unless the company…
This happens to companies all too often. Unless the company becomes obsessed with constant change for the better, gradual change for the worse usually goes unnoticed. We have seen this happen to once-great companies around the world. It could happen to yours, too; it may already be happening.
Vineet Nayar
"Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall…
“Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.”
Ken Blanchard
"Real communication happens when…
Real communication happens when people feel safe
Ken Blanchard – The Heart of a Leader
Ken then goes on to say:
Real communication is a product of trust. However, most of the performance review and evaluation systems used in organisations today create mistrust. They are based on a normal distribution mentality that insists that there must always be winners and losers. That has never made sense to me.
No organisation makes a habit of hiring losers! You either hire winners (people you already know are good performers) or potential winners (people you think can become good performers). So why would you ever sort your people out on a normal distribution? Your job is to bring out their magnificence.
"If you start today to do the right thing, you are already…
“If you start today to do the right thing, you are already a success even if it doesn’t show yet.”
John C. Maxwell
"You will never change your life until you change something you do…
“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”
John C. Maxwell
"Human beings must have action…
“Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.”
Albert Einstein
"The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after…
“The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory.”
This one is attributed to many people, so I’m not going to attribute it to anyone in particular.
Graham Chastney 