Ten Leadership Tips
“ Can you tell me which road to take?”  "Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat. "I don't know," Alice answered. "Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
“ Begin with an end in mind.” Steven  Covey
“ Without a vision, the  people will perish.”   Proverbs 29:18
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.”
Have Vision, Leadership Tip #1
Have Vision,  a Big Vision Leadership Tip #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 constant is change.”
General  Eric Shinseki  “ If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less.”
Jack Welch “ Change before you have to.”
“ Those that act receive the prizes.” Aristotle
Leadership Tip #2 Drive Change  Through Action
David Lloyd George “ Don’t be afraid to take big steps.  You can’t cross a chasm in two jumps.”
“ Whether you think you can or you can't,  you're right.” Henry Ford
“ I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.” Paul Harvey
Winston Churchill “ An optimist sees opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees calamity in every opportunity.”
Leadership Tip #3 Be Optimistic,
Leadership Tip #3 Be Optimistic, Expect Success
"Problems are only  opportunities  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 again more intelligently.” Henry Ford
Leadership Tip #4 Welcome Problems
Leadership Tip #4 Welcome Problems Failure Isn’t Fatal
Abraham Lincoln “ Whatever you are, be a good one.”
Dr. Albert Sweitzer “ Nothing of significance is 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 are not willing to do yourself.” Eleanor Roosevelt
Thomas Edison “ Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close to success they were when they gave up.”
Dr. Seuss’ first book was rejected 27 times!
“ When going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill
Zig Ziglar “ Ask yourself a question: is my attitude worth catching?”
Mahatma Gandhi “ You must be the change you want to see.”
“ Example is not the main thing in influencing others.  It’s the only thing.” Dr. Albert Sweitzer
Leadership Tip #5 Leader Behavior Is  Crucial
"People never care how much you know until they know how much you care."  John C. Maxwell
“ If you want to be a leader, you have to have followers.” Colin Powell
“ It takes two weeks for employees to treat customers the same way management treats them.” Sam Walton
Leadership Tip #6 Care About  Your People
“ People who can not find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.” John Wanamaker
“ To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.” Mother Theresa
Leadership Tip #7 Take Care  Of Yourself
Madame Curie “ Nothing in life it to be feared.  It is only to be understood.”
“ Over the long run, superior performance depends on superior learning.” Peter Senge
Peter Drucker “ Today knowledge has power.”
Brian Tracy “ No matter what you want to accomplish, you are going to need more knowledge than you have now.”
Leadership Tip #8 Be a Lifelong 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 exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”
Leadership Tip #9 Give Back To The Community
"In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing.” Theodore Roosevelt
Martin Luther King “ Time is always right to do what is right.”
Leadership Tip #10 Do The Next Right Thing
Ten Leadership Tips Have a vision, a big vision Drive change through action Be optimistic, expect success Welcome problems, failure isn’t fatal Leader behavior is crucial Care about your people Take care of your self Be a life long learner Give back to the community 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 hard at work worth doing.” Theodore Roosevelt
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10 Leadership Tips