“What’s the key to relating to others? It’s putting yourself in someone else’s place instead of putting them in their place.”
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John C. Maxwell
“John W. Gardner observed, “If I had to name a single all-purpose instrument of leadership, it would be communication.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie declared, “It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.” To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.”
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John C. Maxwell
“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.”
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John C. Maxwell
“the leader’s prayer written by Pauline H. Peters: “God, when I am wrong, make me willing to change. When I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.”
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John C. Maxwell
“leader is great, not because of his or her power, but because of his or her ability to empower others. Success without a successor is failure. A worker’s main responsibility is developing others to do the work
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John C. Maxwell
“KEY CONCEPT: Connecting begins when the other person feels valued.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Success for the leader is a single victory. However, when the protégé experiences success, it becomes a double win.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Everybody on a championship team doesn’t get publicity, but everyone can say he’s a champion.”
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John C. Maxwell
“He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People who wait for the one great opportunity often keep waiting.”
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John C. Maxwell
“When an archer misses the mark he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull’s-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Good leadership isn’t about advancing yourself. It’s about advancing your team.
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John C. Maxwell
“If I wanted to make a difference… Wishing for things to change wouldn’t make them change. Hoping for improvements wouldn’t bring them. Dreaming wouldn’t provide all the answers I needed. Vision wouldn’t be enough to bring transformation to me or others. Only by managing my thinking and shifting my thoughts from desire to deeds would I be able to bring about positive change. I needed to go from wanting to doing.”
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John C. Maxwell
