Quotes About Engagement

With this acceptance of the candy, the marriage was agreed upon.

I could be reading a book. Time is also a limited resource. You can respond to a comment on Facebook with an opinion no one will care about in a hundred years, or you can do something. Right now. You can take a walk by the river. Or you can kiss someone. Or you can jump on a trampoline.

So speak to influence. Don't speak to call a flower yellow. Speak

You either read the book and use these ideas, or you shouldn't bother.

Blogging is not about money. Blogging is about trust.

You're always selling: selling your services, selling your customers' services (!) (this is the real, true secret for keeping customers by the way)

Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

Comedians are the best public speakers and are up against the most brutal audiences, so you must study them. Learn from them.

when they're done speaking, wait for two seconds before responding.

ABS—Always Be Storytelling.

Whatever they say, repeat the last one to three words. Do this as much as possible.

It is your responsibility to change the society if you think yourself as an educated person

To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.

Come. I am sure that I am much prettier than your wallpaper - or your concierge. I will smile at you when you wake up. They will not.

The great question that faced him this morning was whether or not he had ever, really, been present at his life. For if he had ever been present, then he was present still, and his world would open up before him.

Second, if you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away.

A true BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals) is clear and compelling, serves as a unifying focal point of effort, and acts as a catalyst for team spirit. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal; people like to shoot for finish lines. A BHAG engages people—it reaches out and grabs them. It is tangible, energizing, highly focused. People get it right away; it takes little or no explanation.

if I start with the right people, ask them the right questions, and engage them in vigorous debate, we will find a way to make this company great.

So, the question of Why greatness? is almost a nonsense question. If you're engaged in work that you love and care about, for whatever reason, then the question needs no answer. The question is not why, but how.

In general, the most effective leaders tend to make extensive use of participative decision making. The best decisions are made with some degree of participation—no one is brilliant or experienced enough to have all the answers. No one.

Shared vision is the crucial link in making decentralization work.

Leadership is the art of getting people to want to do what must be done.

if you have the right people on the bus, the problem of how to motivate and manage people largely goes away. The right people don't need to be tightly managed or fired up; they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best results and to be part of creating something great.

Encourage disagreement during the process.