"Hard times create strong men, strong men create easy times. Easy times create weak men, weak men create hard times."
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Great quote! And echoes what we see in today’s world.
"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."
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As a leader, you get things done through your incredible team members.
"When in command, command."
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As a leader, a strong leader, show that you are in command, show your confidence. They will follow a confident and strong leader both in every day work but also through significant changes.
"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
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Such a powerful quote and sentiment.
This is a historical quote but it can also be relevant to mistakes we might make as managers and leaders.
Calculated errors are ok as long as we don’t forget and learn from them.
"Surround yourself with people who fight for you in rooms you aren't in."
"You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass."
This quote has been reported to be said by world and business leaders as well as many others.
Even though we don’t know the original person who quoted it, it is still a very powerful quote.
"When there is doubt, there is no doubt."
This is one of the best quotes there is. It has guided me to make the best decisions, especially when it comes to staffing.
"Don't find fault, find a remedy"
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
Not sure if you are a boss or a leader? Here are a few I Power Seeds to offer insight.
From the article “Leader vs Boss – The 6 Major Differences”
Difference #1: The focus
A boss the end objective is profit
A leader is focused on changing people and the organization
Difference #2: The driving force
The boss, the motivation stems from the focus on standards
The leader is driven by the values they hold dear
Difference #3: The approach to work and objectives
A boss approaches work in an administrative fashion
A leader approaches the work through innovation and collaboration
Difference #4: The source of authority
The boss gets his or her authority from the position
The leader receives his or her authority from an internal place
Difference #5: The way to communicate and delegate
A boss uses communication as a way to delegate tasks and responsibilities among his or her subordinates
A leader uses communication that is more participatory, collaborative, and provides positive feedback
Difference #6: The level of accountability
A boss delegates responsibility and therefore, places accountability on the shoulders of the person performing the specific tasks and the emphasis is on having someone accountable for the failure, not so much the understanding of what went wrong
A leader the full accountability is on the leader’s shoulders – the ethos of learning from mistakes is at the heart of the leader’s strategy.
I found this infographic that I really liked.
From Volaris
Couple of articles that are helpful:
Management and Leadership Like a Bike?
Leadership is more Than Leading – Show You Care
Difference Between Boss and Leader from Villanova University
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”
Benjamin Franklin
This is one of the main reasons I started this journey and why I am a life-learner – to gain as much knowledge (and eventual wisdom) as I can.
I hope you are as passionate about learning and knowledge as I am and I wish you the best during your journey.
"Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses"
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but rather thinking of yourself less."
“That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased”
"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel."
"It is not the strongest or the most intelligent that will survive, it will be those who are most responsive to change"
I like this quote as it exemplifies what I have been reading, listening to, and learning – those who can respond and change are those who survive. And we know change is inevitable (both in our personal and professional lives).
I am in technology and it changes on a daily basis and thus anyone in technology knows you have to keep moving or you get left behind.
As a manager and leader we need to be able to respond to changes and quickly. Having knowledge and wisdom will help as we respond and respond in an appropriate way. It is not always easy, but to be successful we need to find ways to become nimble and respond to change.
"When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic, we are dealing with creatures of emotion."
I hear this over and over as I continue my learning experiences. I posted on my blog about how we are driven by emotions rather than pure logic. Patrick Lencioni has written about it and car commercials are a prime example as they appeal to us on an emotional level versus a pure logical one.
This is why is it so important as leaders we have all the tools and wisdom we can have to better understand those around us on an emotional level. This will ensure we are as effective as a leader as we can be.
Check out my other posts and feel the emotion.
"Leadership is the ability to decide what has to be done and then get people to want to do it."
"Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be."