Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment.
Marcus BuckinghamIf the manager really is the problem, try to get reassigned elsewhere in the organization or start looking for one in which you can play to your strengths.
Marcus BuckinghamThe opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist.
Marcus BuckinghamLeaders are fascinated by future. You are a leader if and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress and deeply dissatisfied with status quo. Because in your head, you can see a better future. The friction between 'what is' and 'what could be' burns you, stirs you up, propels you. This is leadership.
Marcus Buckingham