Quotes About Connection

But the law of magnetism really is true: who you are is who you attract.

Why Me? Why You? Why His? Why Hers, Why Mine? or Why Theirs? It should be We and Ours.

Probably every subject is interesting if an avenue into it can be found that has humanity and that an ordinary person can follow.

You are where you are because the generation before you paid attention to their broken heart.

Leaders evoke emotional connections in followers only to the extent that the followers are emotionally needy.

Who are you and what breaks your heart?

I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.

You cannot understand the teacher or their teaching without understanding the person the teacher is.

People quit people before they quit companies.

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

Physically, teachers are often alone in their own classrooms with no other adults for company. Psychologically, they never are.

Influence requires humility. The essence of influence is others. The key word is relationships.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

You are the chief bucket filler, and the best way to fill buckets is with excellent communication.

Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.

It stems from my Australianisms and belief that everyone is a fundamental cog in the wheel.

The frequency of leadership going to the gemba is inversely proportional to the number of walls separating them from the gemba.

We communicate much more through our presence than the words.

The emotional people...You tap into people's hearts.

Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.

Identify with failures in others by listing yours.

Leadership is not just some empty formulas but establishing deep connection at soul levels through service, integrity, passion, perseverance and equanimity.

Individual effort is good but collective effort is better. We need a NETWORK of nation builders

It's not about who you think you know, but about who actually knows you.