“At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or not you believe in being an emotionally intelligent leader, is when things go wrong.” BelieveWellsRealEndsEasyLeaderTestsIntelligentThe End Of The DayGreat LeaderWhen Things Go Wrong Author:Kevin Allen
“Disease generally begins that equality which death completes.” DeathDiseaseEqualityIncurable DiseaseDisease And Death Book:The Rambler Source: The Rambler
“Maintaining patience, being generous, and helping your peers takes time, and no small amount of emotional fortitude. But it brings an exponential difference in your team's ability to problem-solve.” HelpingProblemDifferencesAbilityTeamEmotionalAmountSolveGenerousTake TimePeersMaintainingFortitudeSmall AmountsBeing Generous Author:Kevin Allen
“All buoyant leaders are driven by a real ambition- that is, what is being created that didn't exist before- and one criteria for that real ambition, is that on initial inspection, it seems fundamentally impossible.” RealSeemsLeaderImpossibleAmbitionDrivenInitialsCriteriaInspection Author:Kevin Allen
“True buoyant leaders can never communicate in percentage points, or charts and figures. First and foremost, they must be storytellers, communicating with their hearts, not heads.” FirstsHeartLeaderFiguresCommunicateStorytellerPercentages Author:Kevin Allen
“Mr. Churchill connected truly to what was in the hearts of the British people, which is what a buoyant leader does. One of his most famous quotes is about making mistakes and learning from them. He wasn't shy to admit when things went wrong.” PeopleHeartDoeMistakeLeaderConnectedBritishMaking MistakesShyMistakes And LearningMaking Mistakes And Learning From Them Author:Kevin Allen
“Mandela stands alone in possessing all of the qualities of other great men, but has one quality which is transcendent... his ability to forgive and to place others above himself.” MenAbilityQualityForgivingGreat MenTranscendentPossessingStand Alone Author:Kevin Allen
“Buoyant leadership is not a management technique, it's a leadership principle based on the belief that leading isn't presiding, it's taking people on a journey, and on any hero's journey there will be a setback.” PeopleBeliefPrinciplesJourneyHeroManagementTechniqueSetback Author:Kevin Allen
“My grandfather used to say to me when I was a boy, "Getting knocked down is no big prize - it's getting up that's the real trick." I couldn't agree more.” RealBigsUsedBoysAgreeTricksPrizeGrandfatherMy GrandfatherKnocked Down Author:Kevin Allen
“Change management is kind of a weird concept to me. We can' t control events any more than we can control the weather. But we control how we deal with it and we can control the opportunities that these moments of change create.” KindMomentsOpportunityDealsEventsConceptsManagementWeatherChange Management Author:Kevin Allen