Haste and rashness are storms and tempests, breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a full, fair wind, blowing it with speed to the haven.
So many who lead organizations believe they are nimble when they are, in fact, simply impatient and reflexively rash. True leaders are nimble, with their agility backed by efficient, calculated thought.
—Mike Hazell
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. —Sir Francis Bacon (by Paul van Somer; Public Domain)
Damn your principles! Stick to your party. —Benjamin Disraeli, British PM (by Cornelius Jabez Hughes, 1878; Public Domain)
Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small, I have always...
Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. —Louis D. Brandeis (Image by Dan Fador, Pixabay; Free Use)
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. —Samuel Johnson (1772, by Joshua Reynolds; Public Domain)
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected. —Steve Jobs (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
I like to play in the low 70’s. If it gets any hotter than that, I stay in the bar. —Bob Hope (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
Only when a person will not do some things are they capable of doing great things. —Mencius, 371-289 B.C. (Image licensed by Penn Wealth) Every time I have failed to live up to this simple rule,...
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. —Aldous Huxley, author, Brave New World (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, and resolution enough to mend them. —Benjamin Franklin (1778, by Joseph Duplessis; Public Domain)
Whatever you decide to do, you need courage. Whatever course of action you choose, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to...
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. —Steven Wright (photo by Nino Carè via Pixabay; Free Use)
Leadership is about taking charge and influencing others to follow your vision. It’s about going against the odds and accepting responsibility for the outcomes along the way. —Robin Crow (Image...
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts. —Henri Frédéric Amiel (Image licensed...
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. —F. Scott Fitzgerald (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
A ship, to run a straight course, can have but one pilot and one steering wheel. The same applies to the successful operation of a business. There cannot be a steering wheel at every seat in an...
Never miss a good opportunity to be quiet. —Will Rogers (by Underwood & Underwood; Public Domain)
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. —Publilius Syrus, Latin writer, brought as a slave to Roman Italy (Image by Pixabay, Free Use)
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. —Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet, writer, and philosopher (Image licensed by Penn...
