Jim Knight > Quotes

“When teachers stop learning, so do students.”
― Jim Knight, Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction

“Embrace mentorship. Rely on others to assist you, provide feedback, challenge your thinking and celebrate you; this is one of the greatest growth paths for leaders.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Surround yourself with the right people and you’ll have the right culture.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Used poorly in a compulsory, heavy-handed way, video recording can damage teacher morale at a time when, for many teachers, morale is at an all-time low.”
― Jim Knight, Focus on Teaching: Using Video for High-Impact Instruction

“Love your brand. Commit to growing with a company that has value orientation aligned with yours.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Hard work isn’t just a means to an end—it’s an obsession.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Put in the work. Sustainable culture change takes time, patience, persistence, know-how and passion, but it’s not impossible and it’s completely worthwhile.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Even if your company is experiencing good times now, the business will eventually be at risk if the leadership culture is not strong or aligned.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Whatever your level of leadership, use your influence to move the company from strategy-based to culture-focused.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Be obsessed about results. Combine passion, commitment and a hard work ethic with thinking fast, creating alternatives and marshaling resources to achieve results.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Practice humility. Shine a light on others, give teammates the credit, volunteer to help, take accountability, seek out feedback, ask others for their opinion, truly listen to people and be open to having your mind changed.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Don’t wait to be reminded to focus on your own development.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Now and forever, culture is only as strong or weak as the employees that make up the organization.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“it is less effective to say to someone, “You’re a kind teacher” (describing an attribute that we judge them to have) than it is to say, “Three students have told me that they can tell you really care about them.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“You can be the catalyst that sparks a cultural flame.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“The greatest accelerant to a cultural flame is leadership.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Employees who fall madly in love with the experience of working for you become fans for life.”
― Jim Knight, Engagement That Rocks: Enhance Employee Experiences and Retain Chart-Topping Talent

“I’ve had to learn organizational techniques—and become the master of my Google calendar with reminders all day long for important things, as well as simple tasks.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“become aware of how our pride and our desire to be right can block our ability to learn.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“We can enter into conversations by asking questions and making sure we understand what others are saying before we give our opinions. By temporarily setting”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“Are you madly in love with your brand? If you are not completely gaga about the company, then why are you there?”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“parents should praise the process—their children’s effort, strategy, perseverance, or improvement. Then the children will be willing to take on challenges and will know how to stick with things—even the hard ones.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“Be the accelerant. You have the power to light up the cultural flame of the company. It’s not going to happen because of programs, processes, tools, branding or the product itself; focus on the culture and light it up!”
― Jim Knight

“There's no replacement for a business following through on its promises to applicants.”
― Jim Knight, Engagement That Rocks: Enhance Employee Experiences and Retain Chart-Topping Talent

“They see me as someone who is coming in as one of them, instead of somebody who is coming in to impart all this knowledge.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“Open questions usually invite longer, detailed, knowledge, opinion, or feeling answers.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“Choose people over process. Many adjustments can be made to an organization’s systems, but changes are only as effective as the human beings making them happen.”
― Jim Knight, Leadership That Rocks

“Coaches have to find a way to harness the hope and make it work for both teachers and students.”
― Jim Knight, Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other to Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

“Philanthropy amplifies a company's purpose, creating a rallying cry for employees.”
― Jim Knight, Engagement That Rocks: Enhance Employee Experiences and Retain Chart-Topping Talent

“To keep talent in your band, you've got to roll out the red carpet and treat them like rock royalty.”
― Jim Knight, Engagement That Rocks: Enhance Employee Experiences and Retain Chart-Topping Talent