David S. Pottruck > Quotes

“At its most fundamental level, leadership depends on the ability to communicate effectively and in ways that inspire people to action.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“Risk is asymmetrical because people tend to run away when things go wrong and crowd together when things go well. That's just human nature.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“If you don't have true, deep, enduring conviction about the importance of the change you're pursuing, you will be buffeted, worn down, ground down, and diverted at those critical points where leadership is the only force that keeps the change moving. The biggest mistakes that I see come during those points. At root, the mistakes arise from the dissipation of conviction—leadership and management conviction.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvable problems.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“Bold, breakthrough change requires leaders at all levels who can demonstrate courage and inspiration.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“We earn the right to communicate electronically by the time and energy we invest in communicating personally.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds

“Leadership without perspective and point of view isn't leadership—and of course it must be your own perspective, your own point of view. You cannot borrow a point of view any more than you can borrow someone's eyes. It must be authentic, and if it is, it will be original, because you are an original.”
― David S. Pottruck, Stacking the Deck: How to Lead Breakthrough Change Against Any Odds