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"Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?"
"Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome."
"If you want to achieve anything in this world, you have to get used to the idea that not everyone will like you."
"Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better."
"Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or navigating internal politics. Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you—not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to."
"Profit isn't a purpose, it's a result. To have purpose means the things we do are of real value to others."
"The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people."
"One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process."
"True #leadership isn't the bastion of a few who sit at the top ... We all need to step up, take the risk and put our interests second-not always-but when it counts."
"Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world."
"Words may inspire but only action creates change."
"Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly."
"Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them."
"Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers."
"Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic."
"There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it."
"Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation."
"Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies."
"The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks."
"A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything."