2013 TKR: Quick Quotes about leadership

Quick Quotes about leadership
Self-help--Thinkerer

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• The reason quotes stick around is that they fit lots of things.  
• So look them over.  
• You may find one that fits you.  
• Or somebody you know.

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• The secret to getting there is to know where you're going.
• Every problem is an opportunity being mishandled.
• The only public part of the success story is the last act.
• The language of complaint starts with they. The language of solutions starts with I.

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• Optimism does not say the bad won’t happen. It says you can cope with it.
• Your powers are not in your strengths but in how you use your strengths.
• Once you hear a lecture on swimming, you never forget what you learned about lectures.
• We don’t just learn the rules, we make the rules.
• If you always succeed, you are overqualified for your job.

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• Thinking about what you can’t do is worry. Thinking about what you can do is planning.
• If you want to know what goals you should have, ask around. People will tell you.
• Obstacles are just nature’s way of showing us what we can do.
• Even God can't please everybody.
• Doing is in the here and now. Talk is in the there and then.

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• The key that works will always be the last one you try.
• The early bird gets the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese.
• Nobody gives you power. You take power. Or not. Your choice.
• The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
• It is never too late to use an idea. It is just too early for the next time you need it.

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• If you want people to follow you, show them your map.
• How would you feel if you were a professional baseball player and failed at bat half the time?
• Success in being a good follower lies in picking the right leader.
• You don't ask a juggler which ball is the highest priority. Success is to do it all.
• Canvas, paints, palette. Anyone can have these. The art is in how you put them together.

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• You can never learn to swim until you trust the water.
• If you don' know where you're going, who will follow you?
• Learn to mock the woe-mongers.
• Be confident. Even if you are not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
• If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.

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• Sometimes a big step is safer; you can't cross a ditch in small jumps.
• Self-confidence grows not from what you can do, but what you know you can do.
• Children focus on what they can’t do. Adults focus on what they can do.
• Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
• Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

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• If you want to be smart, find friends who are smarter than you are.
• If you want a logical response, seek the Vulcan.
• To understand motivation, know the power of the Hunter.
• To know what you are doing is an advantage. To look like you know what you are doing is essential.
• If you don’t notice when you win, you will only notice when you lose.

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• Enthusiasm is no substitute for planning.
• Never tell everything you understand.
• Do you know how many defeats it takes to make a victory?
• Some focus on what they can. Others focus on what they can't. What do you do?
• Practice the bounce-back routine. Yes, it does exist. But only for successful people.
• If you can't be smart, be focused. It looks the same to other people.

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• Don't do modesty unless you have earned it.
• A planner speaks with active verbs.
• The key to getting people to follow you is to know where you are going.
• Can you tell when someone calls up the Canter?
• Bring good fortune to your business. Work weekends.

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• The secret to getting cooperation is to think about other people's goals.
• Can you tell when someone calls up the Hunter?
• Hunters act on cues. If you want to guide the hunt you have to set the cues.
• Can you get a person to call up their Hunter?
• Do you have enough practice in bounce-back to know you can do it?

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• Do you see a failure as a chance to practice bounce-back?
• Can you get people to call up the Un for creativity?
• Can you get a person to call up their Vulcan instead of getting angry?
• Do you know how to show people the benefits of cooperation?
• Can you get someone to call up their Engineer?

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• Do you know how to help other people get ideas?
• Do other people think you have confidence in yourself?
• Do you know how to help someone take ownership of a job?
• There is a time for exploring and a time for planning. Can you tell time?
• How much do you listen to your Empath?

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• Can you act confident even when you are not?
• Can you recognize someone who is a good planner?
• Can you break big jobs into joblets that other people can do?
• Can you tell when it is time to change course?
• Can you tell when it is time to start serious problem solving?

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• What do the other people want?
• What do the other people need?
• Use planning to build confidence in your plans.
• First law of marketing: Make it easy for people to do what you want them to do.
• Make sure that other people benefit by following your lead.

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• Some people talk so much about what they can't do that they never notice what they can do.
• Life is not a zero-sum game.
• Leader's laws: Never do a job you can shunt off to someone else.
• Never compete with anyone but yourself.
• What do the other people like to do?

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• Listen first. Then decide.
• Your biggest risk is that you will underestimate your potential.
• Look for the potential in other people.
• The only stupid question is the one you didn't ask.
• Look for people who have ideas about what they can do.
• First rate managers get first rate people.  Second rate managers get third rate people

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• Beware of people who have ideas about what you should do.
• Always set a time to deliver. Tell that time to other people involved.
• Always get the delivery time from other people.
• It is always better to have collaborators than competitors
• Don't be the subject of your project. Be the verb.

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• The secret of project management is getting good people on the job.
• True arrogance is letting other people get the credit.
• The first question on any job: Do you know what the job really is?
• When people don't do what you want, stop blaming them and look for what you are doing wrong.

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• You will not learn much from the sound of your own voice.
• The longest journey starts with knowing where you want to go.
• Everybody's job is nobody's job.
• The wise leader need not know, but must know who to ask.
• Followers look for the walls. Leaders look for the openings

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