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Leadership Inspirations – Resistance

StrategyDriven — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:13:01 +0000

“It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.”

Leonardo da Vinci
(1452 – 1519)
Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor…

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Leadership Inspirations – Doing Great Work

StrategyDriven — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:09:38 +0000

“To do great work, a man must be very idle as well as very industrious.”

Samuel Butler (1835 – 1902)
Iconoclastic Victorian author

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Leadership Inspirations – Complex Motivation

StrategyDriven — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:06:14 +0000

“No man does anything from a single motive.”

Samuel Coleridge (1772 – 1834)
English poet, literary critic, and philosopher

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Recommended Resource – I, Steve

StrategyDriven — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:20:41 +0000

I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words
edited by George Beahm

About the Reference

I, Steve: Steve Jobs in His Own Words edited by George Beahm reveals Steve Jobs’ core beliefs about business in a way no other author has been able to achieve… because these insights come directly from Steve Jobs himself. George’s book systematically covers a wide range of topics from ‘Being the Best’ to ‘Risking Failure’, from ‘Passion’ to ‘Values’, and ‘Beyond Recruiting’ to ‘Firing Employees’.

Throughout I, Steve, three predominate themes are revealed:

the intersection between design and business values as expressed in products
the importance of people, teamwork, and organizational culture in achieving innovation, and
the necessity of cutting against conventional wisdom to fulfill what people want before they know they want it.

Benefits of Using this Reference

StrategyDriven Contributors like I, Steve because it reveals the intimate thoughts and beliefs of a man who was not only a creative genius but who was also a business giant. Most of Steve Jobs’ approaches align well with the principles and philosophies we recommend business leaders adopt to further the success of their organizations. While we recognize that some may disagree with Steve Jobs’ approach to certain circumstances – and on occasion we do too, all agree he was one of the great leaders and visionaries who has shape our modern world.

StrategyDriven Contributors appreciated the layout of I, Steve, the organization of quotes around meaningful topic areas, the dating of each quote, and Steve Jobs’ life story timeline provided at the end of the book. We found that knowing the setting and circumstances of the Steve Jobs’ quotes provided insightful context from which to interpret them. As such, we recommend first-time readers review the ‘Milestones’ timeline presented at the end of the book first and refer to it often when reading individual quotes.

For it’s intimate portrayal of an American entrepreneurial icon, I, Steve is a StrategyDriven recommended read.

Tribute to Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was one of America’s greatest entrepreneurs who has forever changed our global society. This tribute video by Antonio Marotta and Diana Casadiego was made on one of Steve Jobs’ Macs…

…and this article produced on another.

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Leadership Inspirations – Pursue the Goal

StrategyDriven — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:49:30 +0000

“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900)
German philosopher, poet, composer, and philologist

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Leadership Inspirations – Experience

StrategyDriven — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:58:12 +0000

“Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.”

Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963)
English writer, best know as the author of Brave New World

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Leadership Inspirations – Moving Forward

StrategyDriven — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:28:41 +0000

“The only way organizations move forward is through change; begotten from fresh perspectives and new ideas.”

Nathan Ives
Principal Contributor and
Host, StrategyDriven Podcast

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Leadership Inspirations – Continuous Learning

StrategyDriven — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:55:58 +0000

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.”

Mohandas Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
Political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement
Pioneered satyagraha – resistance to tyranny through mass civil resistance

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Leadership Inspirations – Well Done

StrategyDriven — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:43:28 +0000

“Well done is so much better than well said.”

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)
Founding Father of the United States of America

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Leadership Inspirations – Recognizing Value

StrategyDriven — Sat, 28 May 2011 11:39:01 +0000

“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)
Founding Father of the United States of America

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Leadership Inspirations – Adversity

StrategyDriven — Sat, 21 May 2011 11:12:02 +0000

“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” Anonymous You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Adversity! Consider leaving a comment! If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial [...]

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Leadership Inspirations – Accept the Challenge

StrategyDriven — Sat, 14 May 2011 11:27:53 +0000

“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.”

George S. Patton (1885 – 1945)
Great American Military Officer and Leader
General, United States Army
Graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point (1909)

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Leadership Inspirations – The Right to Consume

StrategyDriven — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:29:58 +0000

“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.”

George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)
Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics

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Leadership Inspirations – Finding Yourself

StrategyDriven — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:10:05 +0000

“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” Anonymous You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Finding Yourself! Consider leaving a comment! If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. This content is intended for personal and [...]

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Leadership Inspirations – Avoid Absolutes

StrategyDriven — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:43:10 +0000

“It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.”

Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher

Remember to avoid using absolutes…

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Leadership Inspirations – Endurance and Indecision

StrategyDriven — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:23:15 +0000

“Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.” Princess Elizabeth Bibesco (1897 – 1945) English writer You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Endurance and Indecision! Consider leaving a comment! If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by [...]

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Leadership Inspirations – The True Nature of People

StrategyDriven — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:17:58 +0000

“Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them.”

Suzanne Curchod – Necker (1739 – 1794)
French-Swiss salonist and writer

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Leadership Inspirations – Believable

StrategyDriven — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:40:27 +0000

“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they never have deceived us.”

Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784)
British author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

cited as “arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history”

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Leadership Inspirations – Out on a Limb

StrategyDriven — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:35:03 +0000

“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?”

Frank Scully (1892 – 1964)
Author

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Leadership Inspirations – Resolve

StrategyDriven — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:17:08 +0000

“Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.”

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)
Founding Father of the United States and
author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat

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Leadership Inspirations – Accuracy

StrategyDriven — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:11:20 +0000

“It is better to be vaguely right than exactly wrong.”

Carveth Read (1848 – 1931)
19th and 20th century British philosopher and logician
Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic at the University College London

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Leadership Inspirations – Volunteering to be the Victim

StrategyDriven — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:13:20 +0000

“There are no victims, only volunteers.” Original Author Unknown You just finished reading Leadership Inspirations - Volunteering to be the Victim! Consider leaving a comment! If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. This content [...]

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Leadership Inspirations – The Cost of Doing Nothing

StrategyDriven — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:43:41 +0000

“There are costs and risks to a program of action but they are far less than the long range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.”

John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963)
35^th President of the United States

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Leadership Inspirations – The Right Mental Attitude

StrategyDriven — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:10:54 +0000

“Nothing can stop someone with the right mental attitude from achieving their goal. Nothing on earth can help a person with the wrong mental attitude.”

Thomas Jefferson
President of the United States of America (1801 – 1809)

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Leadership Inspirations – Attaining Excellence

StrategyDriven — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:27:12 +0000

“Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”

Vince Lombardi (1913 – 1970)
Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers (1959 – 1967); winning five league championships. The National Football League’s Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor

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Leadership Inspirations – Unspoken Truth of Inadequate Management

StrategyDriven — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:25:11 +0000

“The supreme irony of business management is that it is far easier for an inadequate CEO to keep his job than it is for an inadequate subordinate… At too many companies, the boss shoots the arrow of managerial performance and then hastily paints the bulls eye around the spot where it lands.”

Warren Buffett
American investor, industrialist and philanthropist

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Leadership Inspirations – Issuing Orders

StrategyDriven — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:08:33 +0000

“It doesn’t take much talent to issue orders. It does take continued discipline to study the variety of people you are leading in order to understand what it take to motivate them – and to inspire them to do their very best to make the company and themselves a success.”

J. Fred Bucy
Director, Intrusion, Inc. and
Former President and CEO of Texas Instruments

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Leadership Inspirations – Producing Happiness

StrategyDriven — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:34:02 +0000

“The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.”

William Ralph Inge (1860 – 1954)
English author, Anglican priest, Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral

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Leadership Inspirations – Believe None of What You Hear

StrategyDriven — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:15:57 +0000

“People may doubt what you say but they will believe what you do.”

Lewis Cass (1782 – 1866)
American military officer and politician

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Leadership Inspirations – Prepare to Become Legendary

StrategyDriven — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:45:38 +0000

“Chance favors the prepared mind.”

Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895)
French microbiologist, chemist, and inventor of the Pasteurization process

Michael Jordan
National Basketball Association Hall of Famer, winner of:

6 NBA Championships

Rookie of the Year

5 NBA MVP Awards

6 NBA Finals MVP Awards

10 All-NBA First Team

9 NBA All-Defensive First Team

Defensive Player of the Year

14 NBA All-Star Awards

3 NBA All-Star MVP Awards

50th Anniversary All-Time Team

10 scoring titles — an NBA record and seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain

Retired with the NBA’s highest scoring average of 30.1ppg

and

whose NBA website biography reads: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.“