100 Quotes About Management And Leadership

A delirious person would think there's only one way, and that way is simple, but the truth is no way of living is simple, and there are many ways like there are many roads, but one must think above the system, and the individual must work strong to avail enough to be satisfied. John Shelton Jones

To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams. Because it teaches you how tomanage time and tackle emergencies. Unknown

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius. ("Kill them all. For the Lord knoweth them that are His." Supposedly said when asked by a Crusader how to distinguish the Cathars from the Catholics.) Unknown

Leadership is not about the power and status of one but the empowerment and service of all. That is what it should be and that is how it should be measured. Rasheed Ogunlaru

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. Colin Powell

When you master the basics, and execute them well, there’s no need to worry about the score. Frank Sonnenberg

Every posting, message, or email creates an impression, a public persona, from which other people make judgments. We make judgments about others, but how often do we turn that critical analysis on ourselves? Kent Alan Robinson

For every opinion, there is an equal and opposite opinion. Kent Alan Robinson

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” Most Americans adults have heard the Miranda rights from countless television and movie crime drams. The first statement of the Miranda rights is a simple but powerful declarative sentence. “You have the right to remain silent.” Not speaking will not be held against you, but the suspect is told that any words spoken “can and will be used against you in a court of law.” U.S. law provides the opportunity for reflection and protection against self-incrimination with the last sentence asking, “Do you wish to speak to me?” Reflect and ask yourself, it is wise to post or send an email containing that information? . Kent Alan Robinson

An organization's proprietary, internal information is constrained only by an understanding that stake-holders will keep organizational matters within the organization. Kent Alan Robinson

A damaging email forwarded outside the organization is indicative of problems within the organization. Kent Alan Robinson

The written word imparts a gravitas the spoken word lacks. The underlying assumption is that time and thought has been expended on what was written, even if that is not the case. Kent Alan Robinson

A car crash at seventy-five miles an hour results in glass and steel strewn about the roadway. Emergency workers attend to the injured drivers, passengers and bystanders, and remove the wreckage. An electronic communication wreck lacks the visual drama, but imparts damage just as real and just as permanent. A momentary lapse in judgment may prove catastrophic for the writer, their family, coworkers, and stakeholders. . Kent Alan Robinson

Emails, texts and social media promise the writer the power to be heard… In a society where relinquishing control is viewed as weakness, power is relinquished through every message sent without forethought to the potential consequences. Kent Alan Robinson

In the Darwinian environment of business, one's most provocative words are naturally selected by competitors to be hurled back at them at the most inopportune moments. Do not arm your adversaries. Kent Alan Robinson

Neither inherently good nor evil, electronic communication platforms are 100 percent dependent on user input. Kent Alan Robinson

Once a message has been sent electronically, the writer has ceded power not just to the recipient, but to whomever the recipient chooses to forward the information. To access electronic communication is to control it. The recipient, not the writer, has power over future dissemination of the writer’s words. Kent Alan Robinson

Be yourself! Don’t try to fabricate your personality in the guise of impressing others. Ashish Patela

Move away from the mid-set that the fulfillment of the organization's mission, vision, and strategic plan is only the work of leaders. Sue Tetzlaff

Knowing that an asteroid is going to hit the earth is not really useful if you are not planning to launch missiles to knock it out of the sky. You have to work massively overtime on the belief that innovation or massive change is going to happen.' – Tom Martin, former VP of marketing Heather Simmons

When manipulation flutters around everywhere, neither pull nor push anyone. Just do one thing - don't trust anyone! Ashish Patel

Most people do not see their words as power. Kent Alan Robinson

A single employee, with one message, can succinctly capture the essence of a corporation the same way an iconic photograph captures a moment. Unfortunately, it is usually the negative massages that are published or used in lawsuits. Kent Alan Robinson

An email cannot be ignored. You may wish an email was not sent to you, because you learned what you did not want to know, but it must be acted upon because there is now a permanent record linking you to that information. Kent Alan Robinson

Emails are viewed as an essential historical record of an organization. A record that cannot be expunged must be created with care or not created at all. Kent Alan Robinson

Electronic communication has transmuted conversations into durable and accessible records. Revisionist history has gone the way of the phone booth. Kent Alan Robinson

Many people get visited by the Lord in a given time but lack the wisdom to navigate in it. Paul Gitwaza

In life, you get what you believe you deserve. Jay Samit

No obstacle is so big that one person with determination can't make a difference. Jay Samit

At the heart of all sales and marketing is the ability to create demand even in the absence of logic. Jay Samit

The real challenge is for each of us to determine where we feel we can make the most impact. Jay Samit

Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey. Jay Samit

Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure Jay Samit

To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture. Jay Samit

No one who ever led a nation got there by following the path of another. Jay Samit

You'll never know how close you are to victory if you give up. Jay Samit

Most startup failures result from entrepreneurs who are better at making excuses than products. Jay Samit

Every threat to the status quo is an opportunity in disguise. Jay Samit

A free and open Internet is a despot's worst enemy. Jay Samit

The best big idea is only going to be as good as its implementation. Jay Samit

Smart entrepreneurs learn that they must fail often and fast. Jay Samit

Our world's future is far more malleable and controllable than most people realize. Jay Samit

The customer is always right...even when they're wrong. Jay Samit

Those that recognize the inevitability of change stand to benefit the most from it. Jay Samit

The joy of disruption comes from accepting that we all live in a temporal state. Jay Samit

Billions of dollars worth of research knowledge lie dormant at American universities waiting for the right disruptor to come along and create a business. Jay Samit

Crowdsourcing is the ultimate disruptor of distribution because in a most Zen-like fashion, the content is controlled by everyone and no one at the same time. Jay Samit

The power of crowd sourcing always remains with the crowd, not the technological implementation. Jay Samit

Lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity for employment. Jay Samit

Speed to fail should be every entrepreneur's motto. When you finally find the one idea that can't be killed, go with it. Jay Samit

Your energy is a valuable resource, distribute it wisely. Jay Samit

An average idea enthusiastically embraced will go farther than a genius idea no one gets. Jay Samit

Insight and drive are all the skills you need. Everything else can be hired. Jay Samit

The most important tool you have on a resume is language. Jay Samit

Be the best at what you do or the only one doing it. Jay Samit

Starting each day with a positive mindset is the most important step of your journey to discovering opportunity. Jay Samit

The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful ones know that the most unprofitable thing ever manufactured is an excuse. Jay Samit

If life, you get what you believe you deserve. Jay Samit

A career is just a longer trip with a whole lot more baggage. Jay Samit

You will have more regrets for the things you didn't try than the ones you tried and didn't succeed at. Jay Samit

Building a career or a company is about living a few years of your life like most people won't so that you can spend the rest of your life living at a level most people can't. Jay Samit

You can truly have it all, just not all at the same time. Jay Samit

If you don't know where you want to be in five years, how do you ever expect to get there? Jay Samit

Plan for ways to get more enjoyment into your life and you will get more joy out of it. Jay Samit

Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin. Jay Samit

Whether driven by ambition or circumstance, every career gets disrupted. Jay Samit

Data has no ego and makes an excellent co-pilot. Jay Samit

Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead. Jay Samit

A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes. Jay Samit

A dream with a deadline is a goal. Jay Samit

A negative mind will never find success. I have never heard a positive idea come from a person in a negative state. Jay Samit

Problems are just businesses waiting for the right entrepreneur to unlock the value. Jay Samit

The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do. Jay Samit

If you can imagine a solution, you can make it happen. Jay Samit

It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow. Jay Samit

CEOs will gladly overpay for a company if the acquisition enables them to keep their jobs. Jay Samit

There are two types of people in this world: those whose look for opportunity and those who make it happen. Jay Samit

The business world is littered with the fossils of companies that failed to evolve. Disrupt or be disrupted. There is no middle ground. Jay Samit

You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams. Jay Samit

All businesses -- no matter if they make dog food or software -- don't sell products, they sell solutions. Jay Samit

There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up. Jay Samit

There are riches to be found simply by capturing the value released through others' disruptive breakthroughs. Jay Samit

The majority of people are not willing to risk what they have built for the opportunity to have something better. Jay Samit

Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love? Jay Samit

Disruption isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you respond to what happens to you. Jay Samit

All Disruption starts with introspection. Jay Samit

Disruption causes vast sums of money to flow from existing businesses and business models to new entrants. Jay Samit

Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel. Jay Samit

Give today to get better tomorrow. Ashish Patel

Expectation levels set can be directly correlated to the quality of the training provided. Mark W. Boyer

You have no idea how destructive and wasteful your infrastructure is because you don't need to use it the way the workforce does... Drive the forklift, use the database, fill out the form, submit it to HR, and find out how long it takes to get a response. Use your own infrastructure. Bill Jensen

People act in ways to maximize their self-interest within a company, so create incentives that align employee's objectives with the organization's mission statement. Reward compliance with core values as much as profitability, especially in the face of competitive pressures. Kent Alan Robinson

EWI: Emailing While Intoxicated Kent Alan Robinson

If you don't know the answer to a question, don't guess, don't speculate, don't hypothesize, don't make a joke it by email, tweet, conference call, or at a press conference... Somehow, eventually, the electronic communication surrounding a situation will be made public and clarify and clarify what actually transpired. Kent Alan Robinson

If you don't appreciate your customers, someone else will. Jason Langella