Monday Morning Quotes - Page 4

• A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.22, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.

  Lee Bolman

  Monday, Morning, Vision

  "Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership". Book by Lee Bolman and Terrence E. Deal, 1991.

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• I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange thing that just because chronologically on a Friday night you have reached a certain age... with all that experience, how can it be that on a Monday morning, you are useless?

  Stuart Rose

  Friday, Retirement, Monday

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• Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top by recognizing and rewarding superstar behavior.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• The worst type of employee you can have is one who has mentally quit and is still physically coming to work every day.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• The single greatest demotivator of a team is having members who are not carrying their load.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.47, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• The truth is that problems won't just go away.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Leaders who have integrity possess one of the most respected virtues in all of life.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• Everything you do matters because your team is watching ... and depending on you to do the right thing.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.49, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• Guard your integrity as if it's your most precious leadership possession, because that is what it is.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.50, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• The most important thing you do as a leader is to hire the right people.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.57, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• What you see in the interview will not get significantly better when the individual is hired.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

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• The success of any change depends, in large measure, on your attitude about that change.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2016). “The First Two Rules of Leadership: Don't be Stupid, Don't be a Jerk”, p.109, John Wiley & Sons

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• I think when people say they dread going into work on Monday morning, it's because they know they are leaving a piece of themselves at home. Why not see what happens when you challenge your employees to bring all of their talents to their job and reward them not for doing it just like everyone else, but for pushing the envelope, being adventurous, creative, and open-minded, and trying new things?

  Tony Hsieh

  Motivational, Monday, Morning

  Tony Hsieh (2010). “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”, p.116, Hachette UK

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• Possible things aren't worth much, it's those crazy impossible things that keep us passionate and alive.

  Bob Beaudine

  Monday, Morning, Crazy

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• Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.

  Coco Chanel

  Fashion, Mirrors, House

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• When in doubt, wear red.

  Bill Blass

  Fashion, Doubt, Red

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• People quit people before they quit companies.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.34, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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• I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.

  Tom Brady

  Monday, Morning, Attention

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• Ask: is what I'm doing and thinking right now bringing me closer to myself or farther away? Opening my heart or closing it? You have a choice.

  Geneen Roth

  Monday, Morning, Heart

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• You can rescue yourself. No matter how you feel, no matter what you believe about your worth or your capacity to love and be loved, you can change.

  Geneen Roth

  Monday, Morning, Believe

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• You already have everything you need to be content. Your real work is to do whatever it takes to realize that.

  Geneen Roth

  Monday, Morning, Real

  Geneen Roth (2011). “Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• Just because we form an opinion about ourselves, or anyone else, doesn't mean it is true.

  Geneen Roth

  Monday, Morning, Mean

  Twitter post from Mar 25, 2014

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• You have to escape from management land and get in touch with your people.

  David Cottrell

  Leadership, Monday, Morning

  David Cottrell (2002). “Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't Afford to Miss”, p.37, CornerStone Leadership Inst

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