Curt Coffman > Quotes

“People don't change that much. Instead of trying to put in what God left out, try drawing out what God left in!”
― Curt Coffman, First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

“Great managers play favorites and spend most of their time with their most productive people. Not because they discriminate, but because they deserve the attention and have so much to teach you.”
― Curt Coffman, First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

“Brand is how others see you, culture is how you see yourself.”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within

“Leaders must embrace those they need the most versus holding them hostage.”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within

“Some nonproductive cultures are starving for a vision or central focus; others are wasting the energy of their people by regularly changing and manipulating the direction of their focus. Most contemporary companies are suffering from an assault on their basic expectations. Like the desk clerk, we have collectively learned not to trust and have developed a kind of shared helplessness.”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within

“Eighty percent of all cultures are the same, it is the 20% that make a culture unique and slam dunks the brand promise to the customer.”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within

“productive two-way relationship with their manager and their team. 3) Have the opportunity to use their natural abilities and are growing to new levels of success.”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within

“1) Are clear about the desired outcomes of their role and see the value of their contributions. 2) Feel they have a”
― Curt Coffman, Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch: The Secret of Extraordinary Results, Igniting the Passion Within