American - Businessman | October 24, 1932 - July 16, 2012
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.
Stephen Covey
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Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge.
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Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.
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Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.
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If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
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Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
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If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting.
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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.
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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
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Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.
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The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too.
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When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.
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