"A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top."
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"Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain."
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"Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said."
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"The responsibility of leadership is not to come up with all the ideas but to create an environment in which great ideas can thrive."
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"Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy."
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"Some see risk as a reason not to try. Some see it as an obstacle to overcome. The risk is the same; to try or not depends on your perspective."
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"More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually."
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"The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe."
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"Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing."
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"I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens."
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"I don't care about convincing the people who think I'm naive or an idiot. I'm interested in how do I inspire the people who are open-minded that there's a different way of seeing the world."
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"Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere."
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"The rank of office is not what makes someone a leader. Leadership is the choice to serve others with or without any formal rank."
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"WHY did we start doing WHAT we’re doing in the first place, and WHAT can we do to bring our cause to life considering all the technologies and market opportunities available today?"
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"The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.'"
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"Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do."
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"No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot."
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"If you talk about what you believe, you will attract those who believe what you believe."
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"Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great."
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"The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le."
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