Jeff Orr

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.
-Reverend Theodore Hesburgh

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.
- Tony Blair

Bummer. I'd argue the learning comes from how the team responds/adapts from the experience and not what the manager or presentation says.

Thanks. I'm an Obsidian user. Was curious about the Anytype comparison. 👍

Sometimes we should be exposed to the bad/ugly to appreciate there's an alternative or better way.

The benefit is the team being able to discuss how to emulate the useful parts.

Like most things in life, use moderation.

What is the only thing that Anytype solves that will be emulated by @obsidian.md ?

I appreciate you sharing that. One good quote does not maketh a good person.

Slight mod:
Stop emailing your employees useless metrics EVER. 😁

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
- Peter Drucker

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal ...
- Queen Elizabeth II

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?
- Benjamin Disraeli

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all’s going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything’s falling apart?
– Robin S. Sharma

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
-John F. Kennedy

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision —John Maxwell

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
-Harry S. Truman

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking
- William Butler Yeats

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out
- Napoleon Bonaparte

There is always room at the top
- Daniel Webster

Metrics overload can lead to distraction.

Focus on the one metric that truly defines success for your business.

Prioritize, simplify, grow.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.
-Ken Kesey

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best
- Epictetus

Kindness in leadership, a Scout principle, fosters empathy and creates a supportive environment where teams can excel.

Leadership is influence
- John C. Maxwell

The will to succeed is important, but what’s more important is the will to prepare
- Bobby Knight

You just can’t beat the person who never gives up
-Babe Ruth

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it
-Theodore Roosevelt

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals
-Michael Korda

A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together
-Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm
- Publilius Syrus

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did
- John Burroughs