“…what your highest priorities are and have the courage— pleasantly, smilingly, unapologetically— to say no to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside.” a quote from Stephen R Covey in the ‘4DX’ book. As we move past the half-way point of January, I am faced with […]

“…required significant behavioral change on the part of employees— something that managers often fail to consider or plan for in advance.” Bain & Company was cited on this interesting statistic from one of their surveys in the ‘4DX’ book. A successful strategy is not just what is written on paper, but how it is executed. […]

“…anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.” A quote from Brené Brown’s perspective. You don’t need a title to be a leader. 

“…you must start doing things you have never done before.” Stephen R Covey’s quote is referenced in the ‘4DX’ book I have been re-reading. In an example of being healthy, if I don’t diet and/or exercise, yes, the obvious thing is that I need to do that. Let’s call that the actual tasks. But this quote […]

“…one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.”  Thinking about yesterday’s post, brought up a lot of different ways to say the same thing. One of which is the above quote from Desmond Tutu. What are some other sayings or quotes that come to mind for you in this regard?