I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.
Stephen CoveyYou will never be able to truly step inside another person, to see the world as he sees it, until you develop the pure desire, the strength of personal character, and the positive Emotional Bank Account, as well as the empathetic listening skills to do it.
Stephen CoveyWhen we say that leadership is a choice, it basically means you can choose the level of initiative you want to exercise in response to the question, โWhat is the best I can do under the given circumstances?โ
Stephen CoveyAs we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.
Stephen CoveyThere's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
Stephen Covey