“Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.” IfsGivingShouldWellsDoeLeaderStudentsWillingOughtTreatsCraftsAspire Author:Douglas Conant
“If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help you.” PeopleIfsWayWantHelpingGenuineThoughtful Author:Douglas Conant
“If you have people who are high-performing working for you, it's so easy to do your job. Otherwise, you can't even agree on the time of the meeting or who will bring the coffee.” PeopleIfsJobsEasyAgreeMeetingsCoffeePerforming Author:Douglas Conant
“Ultimately as a leader, you're evaluated on how you interact with people. If you do it well, you develop a reputation as effective leader. If you don't, you develop a reputation for being a highly ineffective leader.” PeopleIfsWellsLeaderReputation Author:Douglas Conant
