Margaret

“Good things happen to a team when a player takes the place where he adds the most value. Great things happen when all the players on the team take the role that maximizes their strengths—their talent, skill, and experience.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team

“I am looking for friends. What does that mean -- tame?"

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."

"To establish ties?"

"Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world....”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

“When people follow a leader because they have to, they will do only what they have to. People don’t give their best to leaders they like least. They give reluctant compliance, not commitment. They may give their hands but certainly not their heads or hearts.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential

“There are two types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn’t.”
― John C. Maxwell, The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential