Quotes About Engagement

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.

The difference between mere management and leadership is communication.

Leadership is a dare - and the dare is, 'Are you willing to show up?'

I never give answers. I lead on from one question to another. That is my leadership.

If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.

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

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

Students become good learners when they are in the classes of teachers who are good learners.

If there is no worker involvement, there is no quality system

Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.

A fundamental responsibility of leadership is make sure that everybody knows the mission, understands it, lives it.

Everybody who aspires to high positions of leadership in their state and in their country should be willing to take unscreened, unrehearsed questions from the people who pay their salary.

I would meet directly with the leadership in Iran.

The most important emotion in classrooms is surprise.

People quit people before they quit companies.

Inspirational leadership connects to a highly motivated workforce which, in turn, means inspirational results

The leader, mingling with the vulgar host, Is in the common mass of matter lost.

Under my leadership the Liberal Democrats would not be making polite interjections from the sidelines, we would be hammering on the doors of power.

Take the time and energy to manage your boss the same way you manage your team.

The best way to learn is by doing; never ask others to do what you're not willing to do yourself.

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.

Approach every meeting with a purposeful, high-energy, ready-to-make-a-contribution attitude, and watch how fast leadership's perception of you follows your behavior.

Authentic leaders are often accused of being "controlling" by those who idly sit by and do nothing