Quotes About Growth

I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.

It's not to give people fish It's not to teach them how to fish It's to build a new and better fishing industry

Loneliness is a required course for leadership.

Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.

That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.

With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today but for tomorrow.

For one gains by losing And loses by gaining.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, fail as fast as you can. The longer you go without that experience, the more afraid you will be of it, and then you will never do it!

Leadership is scarce because few people are willing to go through the discomfort required to lead.

Once a player joins our team, our priority is to teach him, not worry about the player we didn't select.

Surround yourself with people smarter than you.

If you can raise up leaders, you will always have followers, but if you can't raise up leaders, you will only have followers.

Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward.

Progress does not occur without change.

If you want to lead a family/team/organization, learn to lead/manage yourself first.

In every growing church you will find leadership that is not afraid to believe God.

I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.

Do not bring me your successes; they weaken me. Bring me your problems; they strengthen me.

Leadership development is about helping people grow, and if I can get people as individuals growing, then I've got a company that grows.

Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.

Leadership is what you need to learn next

Firms that draw commitment from customers and staff give them a way to sign up for something that can allow them to be their best self.

Every relationship in your organization will affect you one way or another. Those who do not increase you will inevitably decrease you.

The real test of leadership isn't where you start out. It's where you end up.