“In government institutions and in teaching, you need to inspire confidence. To achieve credibility, you have to very clearly explain what you are doing and why. The same principles apply to businesses.” NeedsGovernmentPrinciplesTeachingAchieveInspireInstitutionsCredibility Author:Janet Yellen
“At first, students tend to freeze at the first effort. The breakthrough comes when they realize that they can make it better - can identify what their purposes were and realize better ways to achieve those purposes.” WayFirstsPurposeRealizingEffortTeachingAchieveStudentsBreakthroughBetter WaysFreeze Author:M. H. Abrams
“If you try to impose a rigid discipline while teaching a child or a chimp you are working against the boundless curiosity and need for relaxed play that make learning possible in the first place... learning cannot be controlled; it is out of control by design. Learning emerges spontaneously, it proceeds in an individualistic and unpredictable way, and it achieves its goal in its own good time. Once triggered, learning will not stop--unless it is hijacked by conditioning.” IfsWayNeedsTryingFirstsChildrenPlayGoalTeachingAchieveDesignDisciplineCuriosityGood TimesControlledUnpredictableRelaxedConditioningBoundlessIndividualistic Author:Roger Fouts
“If you ask me what I want to achieve, it's to create an awareness, which is already the beginning of teaching.” IfsWantAsksTeachingAchieveAwarenessAsk Me Book:Elie Wiesel: Conversations Source: Elie Wiesel: Conversations
“By focusing on teaching businesses about the ROI they can achieve by preserving and investing in nature, you're expanding the scope of the impact you can have.” TeachingAchieveImpactInvestingExpandingScopeRoi Author:Ramez Naam
“We learn as much by others' failings as by their teachings. Examples of imperfection is just as useful for achieving perfection as are models of competence and perfection.” FailingTeachingAchieveExampleModelsPerfectionImperfectionCompetence Author:Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
“It's not about what you achieve, it's actually what you do for your industry and that's what I think is important. And when people look at me and they see my achievements with the restaurants do you know what I think? I think I did more than that. What I achieved was teaching young men and young women when they were young and inspiring them.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenLooksImportantYoungTeachingAchieveIndustryAchievementYoung ManRestaurantsDo You KnowYoung WomenLook At Me Author:Marco Pierre White
“I spent an incredible amount of time during my teaching career serving on committees. I now regard the lion's share of the time spent in committee work as having been wasted. One of the great lessons learned by those who achieve is how to manage time.” ShareTeachingAchieveIncrediblesManageTime SpentLesson Learned Author:John E Ferling