Leadership and Organizational Culture
“Be a fountain, not a drain.” Rex Hudler
“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” Rumi
"The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." Charles Hardy
"Create your future from your future, not your past."
Werner Erhard
There was a pious old gentleman of an earlier generations who used to get up regularly at prayer meeting in his church to pray; "Use me, O Lord, use me-in some advisory capacity!"
From 1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking
"A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow." George Patton
"If you don't trust the people, you make them untrustworthy." The Tao de Ching
“The culture of an organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate.” Todd Whitaker
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Daring leaders are never silent about hard things.”
Brene Brown
“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort. It’s choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy. It’s choosing to practice your values rather than simply professing them.” Brene Brown
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford
"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you. Spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life."
Amy Poehler
“A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” John Burroughs
“Your vibe attracts your tribe.” Author Unknown
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt
“[Boards] have the responsibility and opportunity to take new approaches, govern and lead effectively, take some reasoned and inspired risks, strengthen the sense of mission, and envision and plan a new future.” Dan Hotchkiss
“In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” Bertrand Russell
“Just when you seem to yourself nothing but a flimsy web of questions, you are given the questions of others to hold in the emptiness of your hands, songbird eggs that can still hatch if you keep them warm…” Denise Levertov
“’Good listening’- like ‘trust’ or ‘wholeness’ or ‘authenticity’- are things that emerge because we are disciplined stewards of the structure that we’re creating.” Judy Brown
“Those who are looking to us for spiritual sustenance need us first and foremost to be spiritual seekers ourselves. They need us to keep searching for the bread of life that feeds our own souls so that we can guide them to places of sustenance for their own souls. Then, rather than offering the cold stone of past devotionals, regurgitated apologetics or someone else’s musings about the spiritual life, we will have bread to offer that is warm from the oven of our intimacy with God.” Ruth Haley Barton
"The role of a pastor is not to grow a big church. The Pastor’s role is to grow mature disciples who make disciples.”
Rick Howerton
“If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas.” Steve Maraboli
“Be the reason someone believes
in the goodness of people.” Author Unknown
“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” Rumi
"The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." Charles Hardy
"Create your future from your future, not your past."
Werner Erhard
There was a pious old gentleman of an earlier generations who used to get up regularly at prayer meeting in his church to pray; "Use me, O Lord, use me-in some advisory capacity!"
From 1001 Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking
"A good plan implemented today is better than a perfect plan implemented tomorrow." George Patton
"If you don't trust the people, you make them untrustworthy." The Tao de Ching
“The culture of an organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader is willing to tolerate.” Todd Whitaker
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Daring leaders are never silent about hard things.”
Brene Brown
“Integrity is choosing courage over comfort. It’s choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy. It’s choosing to practice your values rather than simply professing them.” Brene Brown
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford
"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you. Spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life."
Amy Poehler
“A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” John Burroughs
“Your vibe attracts your tribe.” Author Unknown
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Theodore Roosevelt
“[Boards] have the responsibility and opportunity to take new approaches, govern and lead effectively, take some reasoned and inspired risks, strengthen the sense of mission, and envision and plan a new future.” Dan Hotchkiss
“In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” Bertrand Russell
“Just when you seem to yourself nothing but a flimsy web of questions, you are given the questions of others to hold in the emptiness of your hands, songbird eggs that can still hatch if you keep them warm…” Denise Levertov
“’Good listening’- like ‘trust’ or ‘wholeness’ or ‘authenticity’- are things that emerge because we are disciplined stewards of the structure that we’re creating.” Judy Brown
“Those who are looking to us for spiritual sustenance need us first and foremost to be spiritual seekers ourselves. They need us to keep searching for the bread of life that feeds our own souls so that we can guide them to places of sustenance for their own souls. Then, rather than offering the cold stone of past devotionals, regurgitated apologetics or someone else’s musings about the spiritual life, we will have bread to offer that is warm from the oven of our intimacy with God.” Ruth Haley Barton
"The role of a pastor is not to grow a big church. The Pastor’s role is to grow mature disciples who make disciples.”
Rick Howerton
“If you fuel your journey on the opinions of others, you are going to run out of gas.” Steve Maraboli
“Be the reason someone believes
in the goodness of people.” Author Unknown