“In sports and in business, the greatest leaders are those who make the best decisions in the most crucial of situations. They are the ones who focus their energy on turning tough decisions into winning decisions.” WinningEnergySportsDecisionSituationLeaderFocusToughCrucialTough Decisions Author:Don Yaeger
“The success of corporate mentorship programs developed by some of the Great Teams in business demonstrates how powerful this concept can be and what a difference it can make. As General Electric has shown, when a corporate culture includes mentorship, the end result is a dynamic learning environment with leaders constantly shaping leaders.” CulturePowerfulLeaderEnvironmentTeamProgramElectric Author:Don Yaeger
“When leaders of a professional team perform a scan, they examine the trends dominating their customer demographics, education, government policy, and especially their competition.” LeaderTeamPolicyCompetitionDominating Author:Don Yaeger
“Knowing your opponent is a crucial part of emulating and defeating that opponent. But scouting is only the first step. Too many leaders spend countless hours studying an opponent's every move in the search for an edge. The Great Teams understand not only how to scout but also how to exploit the weaknesses of a competitor. These teams analyze every perspective and option and position themselves to take full advantage of any knowledge gained about an opponent.” MovingHoursLeaderStudyTeamPerspectiveWeaknessScouting Author:Don Yaeger
“Leadership belongs to all of us. I'm a big believer in John Maxwell, a leadership speaker and author, who talks about the 360-degree leader. Before leading others, you have to learn to lead yourself. Wherever you work in an organization you have to learn to lead up, lead down, and lead side to side. Leadership belongs to all of us. You have to see yourself, and believe in yourself in the way that we are talking about here to give to those that you lead.” GivingBelieveLeaderBelieverBelieve In YourselfSpeakersBelieve In YouMaxwell Author:Don Yaeger
