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Leadership Inspirations – Dangers of Asking the Wrong Question

“The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.”

Peter Drucker
‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002

Leadership Inspirations – Evaluating the Uncertain

“True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.”

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, and the first Honorary Citizen of the United States

Leadership Inspirations – The Pioneer’s Creed

“The cowards never started, the weak died on the way, and only the strong survived.”

The Pioneer’s Creed

Leadership Inspirations – Recognizing Talent

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Author, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Leadership Inspirations – Ask the Correct Question

“A team has a certain potential. Nevertheless, simply being a team – a group of individuals wearing the same uniform or working at the same company – means little when it comes to realizing its potential. Here’s the question to be asked: ‘We are many, but are we much?’ The role of the leader is to make those ‘many’ become ‘much’.”

John Wooden
Head Coach, UCLA Men’s Basketball Team
Led his team to a record 10 NCAA National Championships and first person named to the NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach