“As a leader, parent, or friend - don't let someone's poor attitude and poor performance hinder your commitment to holding them to higher standards. You don't need to make the person 'wrong' for the way they're behaving, simply point out that the behavior is ineffective.” WayNeedsPersonsParentPoorAttitudeLeaderHigherGratitudeBehaviorStandardsCommitmentPerformancesHinderHigher StandardsPoor Performance Author:Hal Elrod
“Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if you are not able to let go of the resentment, it will consume you and render you ineffective.” IfsAbleSituationLeaderLetting GoBehaviorForgivingAriseResentmentLingeringAssertive Author:James Hunter
“For example: (1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist any change in its current direction; (2) Just as work expands to fill available time, corporate projects or acquisitions will materialize to soak up available funds; (3) Any business craving of the leader, however foolish, will be quickly supported by detailed rate-of-return and strategic studies prepared by his troops; and (4) The behavior of peer companies, whether they are expanding, acquiring, setting executive compensation or whatever, will be mindlessly imitated.” IfsFirstsLawCompanyLeaderStudyExampleReturnBehaviorProjectsInstitutionsPreparedRateCurrentsAvailableFoolishSettingSettingsCorporateFundExecutivesTroopsPeersExpandingCravingCompensationStrategicNewtonAcquisitionLaws Of MotionExecutive Compensation Book:Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha
“In Stage I, divorces were not allowed, so men's [sexual] affairs did not put women's economic security in jeopardy; in Stage II, affairs could lead to divorce, so men's affairs did place women's economic security in jeopardy. We did not want political leaders who would be role models for behavior that would put women's economic security in jeopardy.” MenWantWould BePoliticalLeaderRolesEconomicStageSecurityBehaviorModelsAffairDivorceRole ModelsPolitical LeadersJeopardyEconomic Security Author:Warren Farrell
“What should a brand leader advertise?Brand leadership, of course. Leadership is the single most important motivating factor in consumer behavior.” ShouldImportantCoursesLeaderBehaviorFactorsBrandsConsumers Author:Al Ries
“In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children how to be truly human in all situations. They readily acknowledge to the child their poor judgment as well as their good judgment; their hurt, anger, or disappointment as well as their joy. The behavior of these parents matches what they say.” HumansWellsChildrenJobsJoyParentHurtPoorSituationLeaderTeachingBehaviorJudgmentDisappointmentAcknowledgeEmpoweringBossNurturingGood Judgment Author:Virginia Satir
“I demand that every Storm Troop Leader, just as every political leader, should be conscious of the fact that his behavior and conduct must be exemplary. . . . I wish every mother to give her son to The Party without fearing that he may be ruined morally. . . . Storm Troop Leaders who behave unworthily in public are to be mercilessly removed.” GivingShouldMayFactsPoliticalMotherWishPartyLeaderSonDemandBehaviorConsciousStormBehaveRuinedPolitical LeadersExemplary Author:Adolf Hitler
“Executives run organizations. In business, we need executives who have clarity, people who are in touch with themselves. Then, in leadership and management positions, they can be good role models and leaders. The people I know who have really moved their organizations are scrupulous role models. They are so clear about honesty, integrity, openness, mutual self-respect, dignity for the individual, and creativity, that they don't deviate from these principles at all in their behavior.” PeopleKnowsNeedsSelfRunningIndividualBusinessLeaderPrinciplesRolesCreativityClearHonestyPositionIntegrityBehaviorModelsDignityOrganizationManagementMovedBe GoodClaritySelf RespectExecutivesMutualOpennessRole ModelsLeadership And ManagementHonesty IntegrityDeviateGood Role Models Author:Michael Ray
“So the only way I could stave off any of these assaults was to become a gang banger, and to excel, so I could quell the behavior. If I excelled, then I could call the shots. So I became a community leader from inside.” IfsWayCommunityLeaderBehaviorShotsAssaultGang Author:Malik Yusef
“It is easier to recognize the quality of leadership in the behavior of their followers than it is in the behavior of the leader.” QualityLeaderEasierBehaviorFollowers Author:Kevin Lowe
“We're certainly not perfect, and we're not probably even better than anybody else, except that perhaps we are given to certain kinds of contemplation that provide a valuable balance to the knee-jerk reactionary behavior of most of our newspapers and political leaders. Poets are great doubters.” KindPoliticalCertainGivenPerfectLeaderPoetBalanceBehaviorValuableNewspapersKneesContemplationNot PerfectJerkReactionariesPolitical LeadersDoubters Author:Sam Hamill
“Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors are useful for getting hired, achieving promotions, keeping one's job, and obtaining a higher salary.” SelfShowsJobsSocialQualityLeaderAchieveHigherBehaviorResearchNarcissismModestConstructsPromotionSalaryObtainingSocial ScienceSelf PromotionScience Research Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“The organization will always mirror the behavior, habits, attitude, mindset and pace of the leader.” AttitudeLeaderHabitBehaviorOrganizationMirrorsMindsetPace Author:Darren Hardy
“Dogs seek attention from you. But by paying them that attention when they want it, you're reinforcing the bad or hyperactive or anxious behavior that you're trying to avoid. Practice - no touch, no talk, no eye contact - and see how you fare. You might be surprised at how quickly the dog settles down and looks to you as his pack leader for direction.” WantTryingLooksMightEyeAttentionLeaderPracticeDogBehaviorDown AndContactSettlingAnxiousPacksSettling DownEye Contact Author:Cesar Millan
“Every leader needs to watch what teenagers or startup companies - or startup companies headed by teenagers - are doing today, because many of those behaviors will be mainstream behaviors tomorrow.” NeedsTodayCompanyLeaderWatchesTomorrowBehaviorTeenagerMainstream Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Leading with character gives the wise leader clear-cut advantages. They are easier to trust and follow; they honor commitments and promises; their words and behavior match; they are always engaged in and by the world; they are open to "reflective backtalk": they can speak with conviction because they believe in what they are saying...and everyone else knows that. They are comfortable in their own skin. They feel at ease in the spotlight and they enjoy it there. They tend to be more receptive to opportunity and risk.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsBelieveCharacterOpportunitySpeakEnjoyLeaderClearWiseCuttingRiskHonorEasierPromiseBehaviorComfortableCommitmentAdvantageSkinsConvictionEaseEngagedSpotlightReceptiveWise Leaders Author:Warren G. Bennis
“We are not responsible for the behavior of anyone that goes contrary to what we teach, any more than the Pope of Rome or the Archbishop of Canterbury or a religious leader who teaches moral law and values can be charged with the errant behavior of a parishioner or congregant who may violate their moral teachings. That is on the individual.” MayLawValuesIndividualReligiousLeaderMoralTeachTeachingBehaviorResponsibleContraryRomePopeMoral LawReligious LeadersCanterbury Author:Louis Farrakhan
“The core philosophy we share with leaders is that everyone can develop the qualities in themselves. We all have strengths, but where we have gaps, we can make small changes in our behavior that make a big difference in how others see us as leaders.” PhilosophyQualityLeaderShareBehaviorHaving Strength Author:Suzanne Bates
“Life is full of cycles that have a way of perpetuating themselves. Success and failure both feed on themselves. Things can go downhill quickly, with people bogged down by ineffective behavior and poor teamwork, unless leaders intervene to shift the cycle.” PeoplePoorLeaderBehaviorTeamworkSuccess And Failure Author:Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“I think our responsibility as political leaders today, is to push our economic leaders to change their investment behavior, to decide new things, and to help workers to change their jobs. And I think the mistake that Donald Trump decided to make is exactly the mistake we made in France and in Europe. Which was to resist to the change in order to protect the old jobs. What we have to protect is people, not jobs. If you want to protect people, you retrain them.” PeopleThinkingHelpingTodayPoliticalMistakeResponsibilityLeaderEconomicProtectBehaviorInvestment Author:Emmanuel Macron
“Leaders instill purpose through their words and their actions. Their communications demonstrate a commitment to vision and mission, but their behaviors underscore its real importance. What a leader does is far more important than what he or she says. People want to see action and help achieve results.” PeopleImportantRealHelpingActionPurposeLeaderVisionAchieveCommunicationBehaviorCommitmentImportance Author:John Baldoni
“Most business leaders don't consider their own causality in the creation of problems. They fail to see that their company could have avoided breakdowns if they had acted differently. We tend to see problems as having been created by someone else or by the "economy". It's good to be a little introspective from time to time. Think about how your own behavior might have gotten your company into a problem, and how it may help to get you out.” ThinkingHelpingProblemLeaderEconomyFailingCreationBehaviorBreakdownIntrospective Author:James A. Champy
“The government cannot overcome bad parenting. What our leaders can do is publicly condemn irresponsible parental behavior in vivid terms.” GovernmentTermCan DoLeaderBehaviorOvercomingVividIrresponsibleParentalBad Parenting Author:Bill O'Reilly
“It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person's behavior. The most you or any leader can do is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself.” PersonsCan DoLeaderPathImpossibleTeachingBehaviorResponsibleBeing ResponsibleFollowing Your Own Path Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or a code of behavior, a philosophy, an ideology. But that's a myth. Christianity is not at all like Buddhism or Islam or Confucianism. The founders of those religions said (in effect), 'Here is what I teach. Believe my teachings. Follow my philosophy.' Jesus said, 'Follow me'(Matthew 9:9). Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldBelieveSaidIdeasPhilosophyJesusBeliefLeaderChristianityTeachTeachingEffectsBuddhismBehaviorIslamMythDoctrineIdeologyCodeFoundersFollow MeLukeMatthewConfucianism Author:Josh McDowell
“Leaders are made, not born. You learn to become a leader by doing what other excellent leaders have done before you. You become proficient in your job or skill, and then you become proficient at understanding the motivations and behaviors of other people.” PeopleMadeDoneMotivationalJobsMotivationUnderstandingBornBusinessLeaderSkillsBehaviorExcellentInspirational Business Author:Brian Tracy