Thinking

A great many people may think that they are thinking; however, most are merely rearranging their prejudices.

On Integration, Consolidation, Reorganisation, etc...

"We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralisation."
Caius Petronius, AD 66

Empathy

The ability to understand another person's situation. Once you understand someone's position and why they are in it, you will be in a much better position to lead them out if it.
'A man always has two reasons for doing anything- a good reason and the real reason.' J P Morgan.

Understanding

''I like the dreams of the future than the history of the past.' Thomas Jefferson.
The present is important, and we must learn from the past. But the future provides a vision not yet attained - a target to aim for.

Mature, Consistent, Optimistic, Creative, Luck .... People with inspiration & vision

Leaders create commitment and are absolutely essential in times of chaos, crisis or change. 'Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.'

'Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought'. Henri-Louis Bergson.

'We are what we repeatedly do.' Aristotle. In leadership the best surprise is no surprise.

'There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come.' Victor Hugo.
Stay up-to-date. The closer you are to the future, the easier it is to predict.

Leaders always view a cup as being half full, not half empty. 'A leader is a dealer in hope'. Napoleon I. .

Preparation, Learning & Destiny

'Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.' - Henry Ford
'The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.' Cervantes.

Learning from the past.
'The further back you can look, the further forward you are likely to see.' Winston Churchill.

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for but rather something to be achieved.

on Leaders and Recognition

The best leaders become cooler when the heat is turned up. Crisis is the true test of a person's leadership ability. 'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy' - Martin Luther King

Leaders recognise good work as quickly as they recognise poor work. 'The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.' William James.

William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)

Other quotes from William James

• Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
• Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
• Whenever two men meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man was the other sees him, and each man as he really is.
• Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.
• A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
• Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
• The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Confusius say

'The essense of knowledge is, living it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.'
Being unselfish - 'he who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own'.

Definitions; diplomacy and tact

Diplomacy is the art of enabling other people to have your own way.

'Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.' (Abraham Lincoln).