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IntroductionOverview - Introduction - Preface - Testimonials - Order Over the centuries, people with great foresight have captured world events and their unique perspectives on human potential in succinct quotations. I can think of no better introduction for this book on world business affairs than by telling a story with their quotes. "The average age of the world's greatest civilization has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; and from dependence back into bondage."—Alexander Tyler, Scottish historian, circa 1787 “Wise men say, and not without reason, that whoever wished to foresee the future might consult the past.”—Machiavelli 1446-1507, Italian statesman and philosopher “Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.”—Lee Iacocca 1924-, Father of the Ford Mustang and CEO of Chrysler “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”—Giuseppe di Lampedusa 1896-1957, Italian writer in The Leopard "Bury me on my face, because in a little while everything will be turned upside down."—Diogenes 412 BC-323 BC, Greek philosopher “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.”—Jeff Bezos 1964-, Founder, Amazon.com "The truth is, the world is changing, and it's going to change in a way that's uncomfortable for us."—H. Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”—General Colin Powell 1937-, Former Secretary of State, United States of America “Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.”—General Colin Powell 1937-, Former Secretary of State, United States of America “Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.”—General Colin Powell 1937-, Former Secretary of State, United States of America “The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.”—General Colin Powell 1937-, Former Secretary of State, United States of America “It is essential that leaders in corporate and public life remember their societal obligations as well as their organizational ones. Every organization tempts its leaders to become preoccupied with the priorities of the moment at the cost of ignoring the overarching questions that determine the quality of all our lives, such questions as: Is this right? Is it good for our children? Is it good for the planet?”—Warren Bennis 1925-, The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California “Gutsy leaders believe in their causes so deeply that their faith ignites the power and potential of those around them. Define your business in terms of a cause that makes the world a better place, and you will cut to the very heart of true motivation.”—Kevin and Jackie Freiberg, Authors—GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-as-Usual “Two dangers never cease threatening the world: order and disorder.”— Paul Valery 1871-1945, French poet and author in Crisis of the Mind "The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself."—Dr. Blaine Lee, "Life Coach", founding vice president of FranklinCovey "People cannot be managed. Inventories can be managed, but people must be led."—Ross Perot 1930-, independent (Reform Party) candidate for U.S. president in 1992 and 1996 “All of the great leaders have had one thing in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”—J.K. Galbraith, the Paul M.Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University “Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides. It must bring sides together.”—Jesse Jackson 1941-, Civil rights leader with an exceptional drive and empathy for the oppressed "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."—Peter F. Drucker 1909-, American management guru “If you can not describe what you are doing as a process, you do not know what you are doing.”—W. Edwards Deming, The Father of the Quality Evolution “What you think is the top, is only a step.”—Seneca 4BC-65AC, Roman writer and moralist “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”—George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950, Irish playwright and critic “I don't want any "yes-men" around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.”—Samuel Goldwyn 1882-1974, American (Polish-born) movie producer “The workplace of the future will bear little resemblance to today's centrally administered hierarchies. Work will be more ad hoc, on the fly and responsive. Successful employees won't be afraid of new situations without rules.”—Shoshana Zuboff, Author, The Support Economy: Why Corporations Are Failing Individuals and the Next Episode of Capitalism “Guidelines for bureaucrats: 1. When in charge, ponder. 2. When in trouble, delegate. 3. When in doubt, mumble.”—James H. Boren 1925-, American bureaucrat “No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.”—Peter F. Drucker, writer, management consultant and university professor “It is the quality of our work which will please God and not the quantity.”—Mahatma Gandhi 1869–1948, Indian deep thinker and constant experimenter “What’s the use of running if you are not on the right road.”—German proverb "He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints"—Joan Brannon, co-producer/director of Living the Story: The Civil Rights Movement in Kentucky Source of Quotations: Andrew C. Reistetter Jr.
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