“Don’t Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“Be Chris LeDoux, Not Garth Brooks”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“Adversity Isn’t to Be Avoided”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“Stop Destroying Shareholder Value”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“Smaller Is Smarter: Hint, Bigger Is Not”
Source: Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 1: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership
“I don't care to be pretty," Blue shot back hotly, "I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside.”
Source: The Raven King
“Those who mistrust their own abilities are being too wicked to themselves, discouraging themselves from doing what they should have been excelling in. If you are good at discouraging yourself, you can't be a good leader because leadership is built on inspiring others to face challenges.”
“Let's look at the bright side of life, even if love has only been a long shot and become evanescent, it may still inspire us if we have the gift to savor the fragrance of the treasured moments of togetherness from memorable times that furtively slipped away. ("Waiting for the smoke signals")”
“Our lives must not be bogged down in trivial anecdotes, and our encounters bleed out in empty talks. A solid architecture of life vision helps us find the voice and the pulse of our personality. Moreover, it teaches us to respire deeply, inspire multiple thrilling moments and let loose while gathering rosebuds. ("Ruling the waves")”
“When we feel betrayed by the vagaries of life, and our wet dreams turn out to be nightmares, let us keep eyes wide open and look for the sparks in the glance of the people. They not only can share a shard of oxytocin but also inspire us to appreciate the fragrance of the ordinary things we have ignored for so long. (“A handful of dust”)”