“The measure of a leader is not the number of people who serve him but the number of people he serves.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes.”
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John C. Maxwell
“It's not the position that makes the leader; it's the leader that makes the position. ”
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John C. Maxwell
“In ancient China the people wanted security against the barbaric hordes to the north, so they built the great wall. It was so high they believed no one could climb over it and so thick nothing could break it down. They settled back to enjoy their security. During the first hundred years of the wall’s existence, China was invaded three times. Not once did the barbaric hordes break down the wall or climb over it. Each time they bribed a gatekeeper and then marched right through the gates. The Chinese were so busy relying on the walls of stone that they forgot to teach integrity to their children.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you want people to remember what you say, you need to say the right thing at the right moment in the right way!”
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John C. Maxwell
“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When we’re more interested in telling people what to do than in listening to what they are presently doing, we are off balance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“If you want to get ahead, leading up is much better than kissing up.”
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John C. Maxwell
“No one can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.”
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John C. Maxwell
“It is easier to move from failure to success in from excuses to success.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.”
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John C. Maxwell
“when the real leader speaks, people listen. Leadership is influence-nothing more, nothing less.”
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John C. Maxwell
