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“Our sense of identity is in large measure conferred on us by others in the ways they treat or mistreat us, recognize or ignore us, praise us or punish us. Some people make us timid and shy; others elicit our sex appeal and dominance. In some groups we are made leaders, while in others we are reduced to being followers. We come to live up to or down to the expectations others have of us.”

People Way Made Sex Leader Groups Identity Expectations Treats Praise Appeals Shy Followers Dominance Sex Appeal Mistreat

Book:The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil

Source: The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil

“Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.”

Ifs Giving Should Wells Doe Leader Students Willing Ought Treats Crafts Aspire

Author:Douglas Conant

“To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.”

Needs Leader Successful Team Treats Coaching Being Successful

Author:Morgan Wootten

“I think every leader has an obligation - the absolute obligation - to treat everyone fairly. But they also have the obligation to treat everyone differently. Because people aren't all the same, and the last thing you ever want to do, in my opinion, is let the best in your organization be treated like the worst in your organization. It does nothing for your future.”

People Thinking Want Doe Lasts Leader Opinion Worst Organization Treats Absolutes Obligation Treated Our Future Your Future

Author:Jack Welch

“Now the long-feared Asiatic colossus takes its turn as world leader, and we--the white race--have become the yellow man's burden.Let us hope that he will treat us more kindly than we treated him.”

Men World Long Turns White Race Leader Treats Burden Treated Yellow Asia World Leader White Race Colossus

Book:Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia

Source: Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia

“A person who is assured of the love of God will see his fellow men in a different light and treat them and himself differently, and of course this also applies to business leaders.”

Men Persons Different Light Courses Leader Treats Fellows Gods Will God Love Assured Fellow Man Business Leaders

Author:Desmond Tutu

“Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead”

Doe Leader Issues Fit Jokes Treats Climate Climate Change

Author:Barack Obama

“No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, "we've always done it this way" as an opportunity to think anew rather than as a reason to stop thinking. Keep in mind, tradition should be a guide, not a jailer.”

Thinking Way Should Mind Reason Done Opportunity Growth Leader Achieve Tradition Organization Treats Guides Jailer

Author:Michael Josephson

“Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.”

Ifs Should Film Used Leader Training Organization Treats Customers Interaction Colleagues Coworker

Author:Bill Crawford

“How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.”

People May Pay Leader Treats Employee Wages

Author:John C. Maxwell

“It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.”

People Different Shows Next Attitude Leader One Day Treats Managers Next Day Different Attitude

Author:Zig Ziglar