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Leaderly Quotations: Lessons from Lao-Tzu
Sixth Century philosopher Lao-Tzu (meaning Old Sage or Old Master) is well known for his wise musings, though it’s not clear whether he was a composite of several Tao scholars (the writings of the...
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Leaderly Quotations: Which One Speaks to You?
The following three quotations may appear to be very different, but a common thread running through them deals with change. The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of...
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Are You Finding Your Voice?
In recent posts, I’ve presented lists of ways on how to get your staff to hate you, how to love you, and how to become a better leader. Sometimes it’s helpful to incude quotations from prominent...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quote: A Lesson from Lao-Tzu
A view from my backyard this morningA leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader, who talks...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quote: Personal Mastery According to Peter Senge
Jim & Max on a fall walk. People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them – in effect, they approach their life as an...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quote from T.S. Eliot: Have You Arrived?
Jim on Rockland Breakwater, MaineTo arrive where you are, to get from where you are not, You must go by a way wherein there is no ecstasy. In order to arrive at what you do not know, You must go by a...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quotation: President Roosevelt’s Message to America
Franklin D. Roosevelt Last week’s leaderly quotation came from President Abraham Lincoln, who served two terms during the most divisive period of U.S. history. Some 70 years later, a Democrat...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quotation: Success Breeds Success, or Does It?
Irving Berlin The well-worn expression “Success breeds success” holds a great deal of practical truth. Yet there’s something superficial about it this saying. There’s more to being successful in the...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quotation: Greenleaf on Servant Leadership
For today’s leaderly quotation I’d like to share with you 10 Critical Characteristics of the Servant Leader, based on the work of Robert K. Greenleaf. Take some time to reflect on them and how they...
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Friday’s Leaderly Quotation: Lao-Tzu on Teamwork and Self-Empowerment
This week’s leaderly quotation is brought to you by 6th Century Chinese philosopher and mystic Lao-Tzu , sharing his philosophy on leadership and teamwork. After reading this, take some time to reflect...
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