Upper Case or lower?
“…part of being a leader and team player is the willingness to be a ‘jerk’ from time to time.” – Patrick Lencioni Giving feedback, honest feedback, is a hard thing to do. It takes courage, and it takes love. You know… a servant. Sometimes it feels like you are being a “jerk”… when all you really want to do is help that person or the team get better. Inherent in this quote is there’s a difference between an upper-case “JERK” and a lower-case “jerk.” Upper case JERKS only care about themselves. By definition, that’s not leadership, and it’s...
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“To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It’s not enough to agree conceptually that our role as leaders is to serve others. We have to act. The hard part is in the doing. The magic is in the doing. Every day, we need to be who we say we are. We need to serve our team.
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“If man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.” – quote by Beryl Markham from Randy Lewis’s new book “No Greatness without Goodness” I saw this quote and thought immediately of Steve Palmer, our VP of Transportation, who is retiring tomorrow (April 30th) after 38+ years with Lowe’s. For over 38 years, Steve built a career and a leadership ethos founded on character: patience, kindness, humility, respectfulness, selflessness, forgiveness, honesty, and commitment. He has been a true servant to his team,...
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“Remember… you only have to succeed the last time.” ~ Brian Tracy Never, never, never quit.
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“Always drink upstream from the herd.” ~ Cowboy Humor or Will Rogers (take your pick) I saw this one on Todd Ordal’s Applied Strategy newsletter. Todd says “Have you ever found yourself hanging around the water cooler with a bunch of people with lots to (complain) about but no solutions? Head upstream!” Ask yourself the right questions. “What can I do? How can I make this better?” The water tastes much better upstream.
Read More10 Quotes from John Wooden
John Wooden coached college basketball for 29 years, achieving a record of 667-161 (.806 pct.). His teams at UCLA won 10 NCAA Championships in 12 years between 1963 and 1975. Coach Wooden was named “Coach of the Century” by ESPN, and is the only person to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (All-American and NCAA champion at Purdue) and a coach. Coach Wooden passed away last week at age 99. “Never mistake activity for achievement.” “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” “If you...
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