Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“To retain the loyalty of those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.”
– Stephen R. Covey
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Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“The role of most leaders is to get the people to think more of the leader but the role of the exceptional leader is to get the people to think more of themselves.”
– Booker T. Washington
Great Leaders Never Stop Coaching
Great leaders are magnets for praise, respect, and adoration. But the greatest leaders are those who give more praise than they get. Three examples witnessed recently:
Just last month, Duke University’s head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski put his highly touted program on the court against a seemingly inferior and overmatched basketball program from the University of Vermont. While the national audience predicted...
Post Game Greatness
I don’t believe anyone is a natural born leader; some people – because of the lessons they’ve learned and the people that have been there to teach them – just learn how to lead faster than others.
The process of learning how to become a Great leader absolutely fascinates me. You can imagine my amazement when I watched a post-victory interview last weekend conducted by ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi with 19-year-old Jameis...
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“Always stand on principle… even if you stand alone.”
– John Adams
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
– John Quincy Adams
Rebuilding Greatness through Culture of Character
Pay attention to the way head football coach Bill O’Brien and the Penn State program have conducted themselves in the aftermath of one of college football’s biggest scandals, and you’ll see an effective step in the move from good to Great.
When rocked by a crisis, the tendency for most people—and companies—is to create distance. In many cases, more energy is spent defending, debating and deflecting a scandal, than...
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.”
– Peter F. Drucker
Your Daily Dose of Greatness
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?””
– Brian Tracy