“Organizations exist to make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. And this is the work of effective leaders.” PeopleMotivationalLeaderWeaknessOrganizationIrrelevant Book:Hesselbein on Leadership Source: Hesselbein on Leadership
“... I never look at my watch if I'm talking with someone. I think that's such an insulting gesture! It suggests you're trying to gauge whether you think what they're saying is worth your time. Rushing is no way to bring out what's best in people, and I'm always looking for the best. That's what's ultimately behind my determination to take my time.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayTryingLooksBehindsTalkingWatchesDeterminationMy TimeGesturesInsultingRushingGaugesWorth Your Time Author:Frances Hesselbein
“I feel passionately about how I express myself. Language is the greatest motivating force. You can phrase something positively and inspire people to do their best, or negatively and make them feel worried, uncertain, and self-conscious. You can talk at a fast pace and people will get nervous, feel afraid to bring up extraneous thoughts. But those are the very thoughts that might be most important! They might represent that person's best thinking. If you're rushed, you're simply not going to get at that extra level of thinking.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsPersonsImportantSelfMightLanguageForceLevelsInspireConsciousNervousWorriedPhrasesExtrasPaceUncertainPositivelySelf Conscious Author:Frances Hesselbein
“... I try ... to use my own voice in a way that shows caring, respect, appreciation, and patience. Your voice, your language, help determine your culture. And part of how a corporate culture is defined is how the people who work for an organization use language.” PeopleWayTryingHelpingUseShowsCultureLanguageVoiceMy OwnOrganizationDetermineAppreciationCaringDefinedCorporateCorporate Culture Author:Frances Hesselbein
“Few leaders are born. We learn to be leaders. We learn by working with other people and working through our philosophy.” PeoplePhilosophyBornLeaderWorking With Others Author:Frances Hesselbein
“Leadership is much less about what you do, and much more about who you are. If you view leadership as a bag of manipulative tricks or charismatic behaviors to advance your own personal interest, then people have every right to be cynical. But if your leadership flows first and foremost from inner character and integrity of ambition, then you can justly ask people to lend themselves to your organization and its mission.” PeopleIfsFirstsCharacterAsksInterestViewsIntegrityBehaviorAmbitionFlowOrganizationWho You AreMissionsTricksBagsCynicalCharismaticManipulativePersonal InterestIntegrity And Character Author:Frances Hesselbein
“People know that pursuing a mission without achieving results is dispiriting; achieving results without a mission is meaningless.” PeopleKnowsResultsAchieveMissionsMeaningless Book:Hesselbein on Leadership Source: Hesselbein on Leadership
