Integrity is all managers and leaders have to set them apart from their peers. While execution is important, execution without integrity is merely busy activity.
I’ve scoured the planet looking for the 21 best Integrity Quotes that you can use when you’re wondering which way to go on a tough decision. I let my integrity and values guide me to make the right decisions, and I know you do too, so you’re welcome to share this with someone who may not. I’ve made it easy for you to do that by creating a presentation of the Integrity Quotes you can download, …read more

It’s almost mid-year, which means it’s time to peek in on our goals, and our team’s goals, and see how we are measuring up. There is still time to course correct, still time to help folks achieve a LOT more than they ever believed possible.
I went through my notes to find a few great quotes I use to keep myself motivated. I hope they help you.

“Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities change, new one added, and others dropped.” – Anonymous
“The most important key to achieving great …read more

If you’re like me, sometimes you get beaten down and feel like the world is against you. When that happens to me, I am always looking for something to motivate and inspire me. What I often find is an inspiring quote or two to pull me out of my funk. I thought I’d share a few of the new ones I’ve found that have been especially helpful to me.

“Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them.” – Bud Fox
“One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.” – Sigmund …read more

Simple Rich reminded me of the truth that comes from a simple quote:

“You can only lead others where you yourself are prepared to go.” — Lachlan McLean
It’s a little reminder, but it’s a powerful one. I learned this one early on, when I tried to dump, er delegate, all the little administrivia I didn’t want to do an someone who reported to me. I tried to force them to go along to get along, and for some reason, it never worked out very well. Sure, the task might get done, but it never got done with the precision and care …read more

I love to collect great quotes! They help me think more clearly, and often they are more succinctly said than what I was thinking. When I do presentations, I put a few in to make a point. Tough to argue with famous old guys and gals :)
I asked a frequent commenter to share his favorite management quotes with me, and he shared some GREAT ones!  Thanks to Scott C. Griffin for sharing these quotes!

“The first people had questions and they were free. The second people had answers, and they became enslaved.” – Wind Eagle, American Indian Chief
“If you don’t like …read more

I’ve been thinking for a while now about why I manage, and why I keep managing, even though it takes a lot of effort and attention. I finally found a quote that makes sense to me:
“A manager should regard his position as one that gives him a splendid opportunity to render assistance.” – Thomas Watson
As a manager, I get the opportunity to help a lot of people. Sure, not everyone wants (or needs) my help, but those who do, I am in a great position to help. I get to use every resource I have to find the answers to …read more

Today I thought I’d share a few of my favorite management quotes. I put them together in a little management quotes presentation you can download, print out, hang on your wall, whatever you want to do. If you want to share it on your blog, you’re welcome to do that as well.

Unfortunately, I just  realized can’t embed it here, so click the image, or click here for the management quotes presentation.
If you have a favorite management quote, please leave it below in the comments so I can include it in my next presentation.

“And I’d say one of the great lessons I’ve learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.” – Steve Case
Questions to think about and to answer in the comments:

Is management really all about people?
Or is it really all about leadership?
Or is it both?
Or neither?
What is management all about?

Photo credit to Elvire.R.

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer
Management 101: Don’t expect your team to do anything you won’t do yourself. That’s not delegating; that’s dumping.

If you want your team to be on time, be on time.
If you want your team to be kind to each other, be kind first.
Whatever you want your team to do, you must first demonstrate the behavior for them, so they know it’s safe to do.

Every day, you are a living, breathing example of how you expect your team to behave. Sure, you’re not perfect. That’s okay. …read more

What is the right question?
I mean really, as a manager, what is the right question to ask:
 
Yourself
Your team
Your manager
Your customers 
What is the right question?
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