Quote of the Day :: 07.30.08

The greatest weakness of all human beings is trying to do too many things at once.

- Henry Ford

Quote of the Day :: 07.28.08

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

- John Quincy Adams

Quote of the Day :: 07.25.08

Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader.  If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

- Marcus Buckingham

Quote of the Day :: 07.23.08

If people are emotionally attached to the method, they will resist change.  If they are emotionally connected to the core value, however, they will not only embrace change but might insist on it.  Every leader needs to etch some things in granite (never-change core) and write some things in sand (must-change methods).  The problem is that when we fail to clarify and nurture the things written in granite, our people get too attached to the things written in sand.

- Will Mancini

Quote of the Day :: 07.21.08

All leaders live under the same sky, but not all view the same horizon.

Quote of the Day :: 07.18.08

Too much information may, in fact, have a canceling effect – that is, multiple ideas or concepts can actually compete with each other for the listener’s attention and retention . . . and with every additional thought you introduce, you diminish the effectiveness of the prior ideas you may have presented.

- Andy Stanley

Quote of the Day :: 07.16.08

Leaders of today must learn how to deliver meaning by distilling what they say.

- Will Mancini

Quote of the Day :: 07.14.08

Life is no longer perceived through a viewfinder of still pictures that advance with each generation, but through a kaleidoscope that is turning daily.

- Will Mancini

Quote of the Day :: 07.11.08

The gold medals of yesterday’s accomplishments become the iron teeth around the leader’s ankle.

- Will Mancini

Quote of the Day :: 07.09.08

The reality is that most people don’t think; they only rearrange their prejudices.  Real thinking can be disruptive to the status quo and requires a great deal of courage.

- Will Mancini