Mark Miller > Quotes

“Others control our opportunities, we control our readiness.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“When you expect the best from people, you will often see more in them than they see in themselves.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“When you see recurring problems, the methods you’ve used successfully in the past have to be reevaluated.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“The best leaders want to leverage all the capabilities of the people in their organization.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“If you don't demonstrate leadership character, your skills and your results will be discounted, if not dismissed.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“You can’t wait until you need a leader to start developing one.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“Leadership growth always precedes organizational growth.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You can lead with or without a title. If you wait until you get a title, you may wait forever.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“If you want to build a high performance organization, you’ve got to play chess, not checkers.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You can win in business by playing checkers until someone sneaks in one night after you’ve closed for the day and flips the board.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“You cannot run a multimillion-dollar business like you would a lemonade stand.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“Decision-making is a skill. Wisdom is a leadership trait.”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“When you don’t have time to do your job, that’s a good indication you’re playing the wrong game.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“See the Future Engage and Develop Others Reinvent Continuously Value Results and Relationships Embody the Values”
― Mark Miller, The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

“If your heart is not right, no one cares about your skills.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“The first forty hours on the job are the most important in an employee’s career.”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock. —Thomas Jefferson”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“Donald Ross made his way to America from Scotland, arriving with only $2 in his pocket. The fact that he had apprenticed under Old Tom Morris at St. Andrews Golf Club made it easier for the young Ross to land a job. He was hired to design the first four courses at Pinehurst and eventually became the head professional on staff.”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“Leadership always begins with a picture of the future.”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“me: “Dream no small dreams for they have no power to stir the hearts of men.”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“In many organizations, vision is their source of inspiration and meaning. Here are a few vision statements that fit this definition. You can decide for yourself how inspiring they are. IKEA: “To create a better everyday life for the many people.”2 Whole Foods Market: To nourish people and the planet.3 Amazon: To be Earth’s most customer-centric company.4 CVS: To help people live longer, healthier, happier lives.5 Habitat for Humanity: A world where everyone has a decent place to live.”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“Urgency is often a gift—it can create both clarity and action.” “It doesn’t feel like a gift right now.”
― Mark Miller, Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game

“The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. —Mark Twain”
― Mark Miller, Culture Rules

“Many of our leadership practices have gone from being tried and true to being tired and tarnished.”
― Mark Miller, Chess, Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game