“The rewards leaders give are counterbalanced by the results that their people give in return.”
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John C. Maxwell
“How to prepare someone for leadership:
I do it.
I do it and you watch.
You do it and I watch.
You do it.
You do it and someone else watches.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Clearly, if leaders have a strong set of ethical values and live them out, then people will respect them, not just their position. Immature leaders try to use their position to drive high performance.”
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John C. Maxwell
“NBA superstar David Robinson remarked, “I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don’t win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.”
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John C. Maxwell
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done and those who don’t want to make mistakes.”
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John C. Maxwell
“¡Es más fácil avanzar del fracaso al éxito que de las excusas al éxito!”
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John C. Maxwell
“60 percent of all management problems are the result of faulty communications.”
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John C. Maxwell
“Good attitudes among players do not guarantee a team’s success, but bad attitudes guarantee its failure.”
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John C. Maxwell
“• Leaders gain credibility when they suffer with those they lead.”
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John C. Maxwell
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” -John C. Maxwell”
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John C. Maxwell
“THE LAW OF THE CHAIN The Strength of the Team Is Impacted by Its Weakest Link”
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John C. Maxwell
“Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts.”
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John C. Maxwell
“People must have affirmation and praise in order to maintain a high level of performance. Withholding negative or critical comments is not nearly as important as giving positive input through compliments and praise.”
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John C. Maxwell
“The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says “I”; the leader, “we.” The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss knows how it is done; the leader shows how. The boss says, “Go”; the leader says, “Let’s go!”
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John C. Maxwell
“What’s true for a teammate is also true for the leader: If you don’t grow, you gotta go.”
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John C. Maxwell
