“When you find a cancer in an organization, you must cut it out before it can spread.”— Charles Yu, Lisa Joy, Dr. Robert Ford, Anthony Hopkins, imdb.com
“For the very people who think themselves called upon to be leaders are frequently the least qualified to be so.”— Max Weber, amazon.com
“The most transformative and resilient leaders that I’ve worked with over the course of my career have three things in common: First, they recognize the central role that relationships and story play in culture and strategy, and they stay curious about their own emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Sec…”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“We don’t need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.”— Susan Cain, amazon.com
“To pay for the Marcomannic Wars, Marcus didn't raise taxes...he had an auction of palace property in the Forum of Trojan, selling even his wife's clothes.”— Anthony R Birley, amazon.com
“Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point—and couch your desires in such natural logic that no one can raise objections. Then move on.”— Xenophon, amazon.com
“The suffering of the leader is lightened by his glory. As much as possible, you must let others share in your glory so they don't lost heart.”— Xenophon, amazon.com
“There is not a simple instance in 600 years of Spartan warfare of a Spartan king surviving the defeat of his men on the field of battle.”— Victor Davis Hanson, amazon.com
“Shackleton finding shelter for his men on the final trek. They instantly fall asleep. He sits for 5 minutes knowing that to sleep would be final—a death freeze. Wakes the men up, tells them they had 30 minutes rest, keeps it moving.”— Alfred Lansing, amazon.com
“'I'll bet you $10 I can write a full page of solid type and you'd read every word.' Scoffs. 'I don't even have to write a line to prove my point. I'll just give you the headline: THIS PAGE IS ALL ABOUT [NAME].'”— David Oglivy, amazon.com
“A great communicator has faith that there's a reserve of goodwill in most relationships, even if it's temporarily absent.”— Phil Stutz, amazon.com
“Imagine the authority of yelling 'LISTEN' to a noisy room. Carry this with you.”— Phil Stutz, amazon.com
“When Cyrus the Great invited friends to dinner and then couldn't come, he'd send them food anyway so they knew he was thinking of them.”— Cyrus the Great, amazon.com
“'One hope saves the defeated: they know they can't be saved!' That fired their hearts with fury of the battle.”— Virgil, amazon.com
“Surrender! The French army is right behind me. A republican general never marches behind his soldiers.”— General Dumas, amazon.com
“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentalfloss.com