"Everything rises or falls on leadership."
John Maxwell
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"The scope and scale of the ability to Lead is defined by the demonstration of the commitment to Serve."
J E Garr III


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'The leader of the past was a person who told,’ Peter Drucker once said. ‘The leader of the future will be a person who asks.’
Robert Kramer, director, exec ed programs, American University

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"Leadership is about change. It’s about taking people from where they are now to where they need to be. The best way to get people to venture into unknown terrain is to make it desirable by taking them there in their imaginations.”
Noel Tichy, "The Leadership Engine"

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Stretch Yourself...

Wisdom can reveal itself in many ways and from many walks.... Consider this--

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, all is ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, rising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

I have learned deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: "Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!'"
-William Hutchinson Murray
The Scottish Himalayan Expedition
No doubt, to some of you....the above makes perfect sense... YOU are exactly what we need to move this Agency forward. We need you...we need your thoughts, ideas, motivation....your DREAMS! The sky is the limit...step up and be bold.
TAFN

2 comments:

Unknown said...

The first step of committment is the hardest. But once you take it, the rest are pretty easy. In my limited experience, if the later steps are hard to take, then you haven't fully committed to the path.

Jim Garr said...

I'd have to agree with you my friend. The level of commitment certainly reveals itself when hurdles are encountered. Thanks for the comment.