“As a good gardener prepares the soil, so a wise leader creates an environment that promotes community. ... community involves a common place, a common time, and a common purpose. Just getting people in the same place at the same time does not produce a team. Community requires a common vision.” PeopleDoePurposeCommunityCommonLeaderVisionEnvironmentWiseTeamProduceSoilGardenerCommon PurposeWise LeadersCommon Vision Author:Diane Dreher
“Wise leaders know that if an individual doesn't count, the institution doesn't count for much either. Put mathematically, if the individual is a zero, together a lot of zeros add up to a whole lot of nothing.” IfsKnowsWholeTogetherIndividualLeadershipLeaderWiseInstitutionsAddZeroWise Leaders Author:Diane Dreher
“Success, cannot be attained alone. Any person's time and power is limited. A wise leader enlists others in working toward organizational goals.” PersonsMotivationalSuccessGoalLeadershipBusinessLeaderWiseTeamworkInterdependenceOrganizationalWise Leaders Author:Gichin Funakoshi
“We need to seek wise leaders who will seek common ground among Americans instead of dividing us further for political gain. As citizens, we must embrace those who embrace ideas, thoughtfulness, civility and kindness to others no matter what their political beliefs.” NeedsIdeasMatterPoliticalBeliefCommonLeaderKindnessWiseCitizensGainsNo Matter WhatEmbraceCivilityDividingCommon GroundThoughtfulnessKindness To OthersPolitical BeliefsWise Leaders Author:James McGreevey
“The wise leader speaks rarely and briefly. After all, no other natural outpouring goes on and on. It rains and then it stops. It thunders and then it stops.” SpeakNaturalLeadershipLeaderWiseGoes OnRainThunderWise Leaders Book:The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age Source: The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age
“Leadership is a group project, and all of us are necessary to fill it. Wise leaders will realize this and encourage their groups to develop their own evolving leadership potential.” RealizingLeaderWiseGroupsProjectsEvolveWise LeadersLeadership Potential Author:Arnold Mindell