Insights for Leaders

Strength in Differences

“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” — Stephen Covey

Dee Hock, Founder and previous CEO of Visa International recommends: “Never hire or promote in your own image.  It is foolish to replicate your strength. It is idiotic to replicate your weakness.  It is essential to ... Read More »


Why Employees Come First

“The way management treats their associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.” — Sam Walton

According to genius Albert Einstein: “Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.”

Herb Kelleher, Founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines, believes: ... Read More »


Live Your Passion

“Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go do that!” — John Eldredge

Nelson Mandela, who for 20 years led the campaign against the racist policies of the South African government and later became the country’s first black president, observed: “There is no passion ... Read More »


When to Stand Firm

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” — Abraham Lincoln

Starbucks Founder and CEO, Howard Schultz cautions, “Be very careful not to allow the values of the company to be compromised by an ambition to grow.  Growth can be a seductive evil if it isn’t ... Read More »


The Challenge of Change

“Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” — Babe Ruth

Jim Collins writes in his latest best seller, Great by Choice: “Far more difficult than implementing change is figuring out what works, understanding why it works, grasping when to change, and knowing when not to.” Changing ... Read More »



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