Paul Aaron

“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”
― Sun Tzu

“The difference between a pebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask to move it.”
― Marcus Buckingham

“Of the twelve, the most powerful questions (to employees, guaging their satisfaction with their employers) are those witha combination of the strongest links to the most business outcomes (to include profitability). Armed with this perspective, we now know that the following six ar ethe most powerful questions:

1) Do I know what is expected of me at work?
2) Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?
3) Do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?
4) In the last seven days, have I received recognition or praise for good work?
5) Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?
6) Is there someone at work who encourages my development?

As a manager, if you want to know what you should do to build a strong and productive workplace, securing 5s to these six questions would be an excellent place to start.”
― Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman First Break All the Rules

“War is sweet to those who have never fought.”
― Jess Rothenberg, The Catastrophic History of You and Me