“We often tend to think that the executive wishes to maintain standard, wishes to reach a certain quality of production, and that the worker has to be goaded in some way to do this. Again and again we forget that the worker is often, usually I think, equally interested, that his greatest pleasure in his work comes from the satisfaction of worthwhile accomplishment, of having done the best of which he was capable.” ThinkingWayDoneCertainWishLeadershipForgetPleasureQualityCapableStandardsWorkersSatisfactionProductionsAccomplishmentExecutivesWorthwhileAgain And AgainGreatest Pleasures Author:Mary Parker Follett
“The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher.” FoundNationsLeadershipLeaderGreatnessSourceHigherCitizensStandardsAverageStreamsCitizenship Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“What's wrong with leading the way? We've played that role before, after all. We gave the world the secret ballot... that did so much to raise living standards and improve conditions for workers worldwide. We were a leader in extending to women the right to vote. We were barely a nation when we set the bar for bravery and sacrifice by common soldiers in foreign wars. We grew up out of racism and misogyny and homophobia to become a mostly tolerant, successful multicultural society. We did these great things because we know we are in it together. It is our core value as Australians.” KnowsWorldWayWarTogetherValuesNationsLeadershipCommonSecretLeaderRolesSuccessfulEnvironmentSacrificeConditionsGrewGrew UpRacismStandardsVoteBraveryRaisesWorkersSoldierCoreBarsGreat ThingsMisogynyHomophobiaBallotsExtendingRight To VoteMulticulturalCore ValuesLeading The WayMulticultural Society Author:Geraldine Brooks
“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” InspirationalMotivationalLeadershipQualityLeaderWise WordsStandardsReflectingGreat LeaderMcdonaldsHigh StandardsBeing A LeaderInspiring LeaderGreat LeadershipLeadership By Famous LeadersDefinition Of LeadershipLeadership By Great LeadersFuture LeadersSales LeadershipLeadership QualitiesPoor QualityParticipative LeadershipStandards SetQualities Of A LeaderTeam Captain Author:Ray Kroc
“The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.” LeadershipStandards Author:Ken Olsen
“Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards--and living up to them--is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it." -” WayGamesWinningEasyLeadershipEffortBusinessRaceDangerousStandardsConscienceBottomProfitCustomersSettingSettingsBetter Ways Author:Seth Godin
“Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.” PersonsLeadershipLeaderVisionBuildingPersonalityHigherNormalStandardsPerformancesSightHelping OthersLimitationLife ChangingGreat LeaderLiftingWorld LeaderTrue LeaderBeing A LeaderInspiring LeaderGreat LeadershipLeadership By Famous LeadersBest LeaderTrue LeadershipMotivational LeadershipLeadership SkillsLeadership Vs ManagementDefinition Of LeadershipGood LeadershipHigher StandardsLeadership By Great LeadersFuture LeadersOutstanding LeadershipPowerful LeadersLeaders MotivationalRaising The BarBorn LeadersSales LeadershipEmpowering OthersOutstanding LeadersLeadership VisionLeadership And VisionLifting OthersPersonal LeadershipLeadership And Change Author:Peter Drucker
“The effective executive knows that it is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance of a whole mass. She therefore makes sure she puts into the leadership position, into the standard-setting, the performance-making position the person who has the strength to do the outstanding pacesetting job. This always requires focus on the one strength of a person and dismissal of weaknesses as irrelevant unless they hamper the full deployment of the available strength.” KnowsPersonsWholeJobsLeadershipLeaderFocusPositionEasierMassStandardsWeaknessPerformancesRaisesAvailableSettingSettingsExecutivesIrrelevantOutstandingDeploymentHamperDismissal Author:Peter Drucker
“We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.” MenWantBelieveTwoYoungLeadershipBasketballStandardsYoung ManCoachingNbaDedicatedAmbitious Author:Bear Bryant
“Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged.” InspirationMotivationalLeadershipLeaderFrontsWillingJudgingStandardsJudged Author:Frederick W. Smith
“Talent is important. But the single most important ingredient after you get the talent is internal leadership. It's not the coaches as much as one single person or people on the team who set higher standards than that team would normally set for itself. I really believe that that's been ultimately important for us.” PeopleBelievePersonsImportantLeadershipTeamTalentHigherStandardsCoachesInternalsIngredientsSingle PersonHigher Standards Author:Mike Krzyzewski
“After the events of last week, I'm appalled at the standard Australia seems to be willing to accept in regards to its own behaviour and the behaviour of our leaders. Accuse me of playing the gender card all you like, but I will not walk past it any more. You might consider joining me.” SeemsMightLastsPastLeadershipWalksLeaderAcceptingWeekEventsWillingStandardsRegardGenderCardsAustraliaBehaviourJoining Author:Clementine Ford