Category: Leadership

Why Wise Leaders Succeed, According To John W. Foreman

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management

If you are in a leadership position, if you really apply these quotes from Foreman, you will succeed.

‘Having a team of A players means firing B players more than it means hiring A players.’- John W. Foreman

‘Run a blameless culture so that people will take more risks.

Run a high-accountability culture so that people will make more impact.’- John W. Foreman

‘Focus on the inputs, and the outputs will follow.’

But you get what you measure, not necessarily the output that follows from it.’- John W. Foreman

‘Move fast and break things except when you can’t. And then move slow and fix things. There’s probably a time when you should just go somewhere between fast and slow too …’ – John W. Foreman

‘In a world of specialist, the generalist is king. Except when you need to do one thing super well, then they kind of suck. So I guess specialists are kings too.’- John W. Foreman

‘Let those closest to the customer have the authority to make a decision. Except when your customer might not be representative of where the market or your company is headed. Then closeness to the current customer might limit your future options.’- John W. Foreman

‘If you want to do something right, do it right. Except when someone else can do it more ‘right’ than you; then just buy that shit.’- John W. Foreman

‘Do not confuse stubborness with courage. Do not confuse overconfidence with preternatural correctness.’- John W. Foreman

‘Leaders are not magicians; their power lies not in their mystique but in the quality of their decisions.’- John W. Foreman

‘Transparency costs you nothing.’– John W. Foreman

‘Values are beliefs that motivate choosing a particular option over another when making a decision.’- John W. Foreman

‘Company culture consists of the shared, held values and resulting behaviors of the company.’- John W. Foreman

‘Great leaders check on the behaviors their values are creating regularly.’- John W. Foreman

‘Bad decision-makers need to be removed from making important decisions as quickly as possible.’- John W. Foreman

‘Spend your time on your best leaders, not coaching your underperformers.’- John W. Foreman

If You Want To Stay In Business, You Must Read These Quotes

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Personal Development, Personal Growth

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If you want to stay in business, you must get everything right.

And don’t forget about these quotes.

‘But if you go out of business because you backfilled that one position and needed to train the new person longer, you were going out of business anyway- no matter the short-term results someone with industry experience might have delivered.’- Nathan Jamail

‘The easiest way is not always right, even if it looks that way.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Always think about and speak to your team the right way.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Great leaders aren’t necessarily great coaches, but great coaches are great leaders.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Leaders must remember that their positive attitudes and the energy that comes frim them can motivate the team to find solutions to overcome obstacles.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Without a game plan, all leaders end up doing is reacting.’– Nathan Jamail

‘A true game plan needs consistent reviewing, adjustments, and updates. Keep it pen on your desk, computer, or portable device.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Businesspeople not practicing for ‘game situations’ are no different from atheletes who do not practice: both are unprepared.’- Nathan Jamail

‘The way to move the middle up is to chop off the bottom and grow the top.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Complacency can be just as dangerous to the team’s morale as negativity.’- Nathan Jamail

‘Most companies NEED leaders who are coaches in coaching cultures.’- Nathan Jamail