12 Nov Leadership for Thursday 11/12/09
INNOVATION
“We must beware of needless innovation, especially when guided by logic.” — Winston Churchill
“It’s important to feel that you’re expected to make a difference–and that you’re qualified to do so. Innovation requires a fundamental belief that individuals are important.” — Robert Dennard
“Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. The act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.” — Peter F. Drucker
“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” — George S. Patton
INTEGRITY/HONESTY
“The time is always right to do what is right.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Truthfulness is the real mark of integrity.” — Brian Tracy
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” — Thomas Jefferson
KINDNESS
“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” — Thomas Carlyle
“I’ve learned that everyday you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.” — Maya Angelou
“You and I can never do a kindness too soon, for we never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. Mental trouble was never known to arise from such quarters. Though they do not cost much yet they accomplish much. They make other people good natured. They also produce their own image on men´s souls, and a beautiful image it is.” — Blaise Pascal
“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” Albert Einstein