Leadership Skill Center Blog

“The emperor sent his troops to the field with immense enthusiasm; and he will lead them in person when they return.”

Mark Twain

“The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.”

Stendhal

“Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm.”

Publilius Syrus

“The difficult we do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer.”

Anon – World War II military slogan

“Let us be thankful for the fools.  But for them the rest of us could not succeed.”

Mark Twain

“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.”

William Ralph Inge

“The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else do it wrong, without commenting.”

T. H. White

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“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.”

Anon Italian Proverb

“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”

H.L. Mencken

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.”

T.H. White

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

Winston Churchill

“All through history it’s the nation’s that have given most to the generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall.”

Harry S. Truman

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career.  

I’ve lost almost 300 games.

26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.  

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan

“Sometimes you have to be silent to be heard.”

Stanislaw J Lec (1909-1966)

In our busy everyday life a moment of silence can a precious thing. It can also be a gift of value.

Silence allows us to listen and hear beyond the words that are said. Effective leaders are never too busy to listen – even for the things that aren’t said.

“Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.”

Julius Charles Hare (1795-1855)