‘How Decisive Leaders Execute Strategy Despite Obstacles…’

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‘Your strategy is not what you say it is. Your strategy is where you put your resources.’

‘An organization chart is never about people. It’s about what needs to get done.’

‘When companies try to support an artificially high, unsupportable expense target, they can’t do anything well.’

‘Individuals can be more productive working at home, but teams can’t’-

Patty Azzarello

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‘If there are no new resources to be added, the ability to do new stuff requires taking resources from old stuff. Simple but difficult.’

‘A company can be really clear about what it wants to accomplish, yet struggle to articulate the specific tasks that will make those goals come true.’

‘You can lead a transformation from the top, but you can’t implement a transformation from the top.’

Patty Azzarello

‘As a leader, you need to demonstrate your commitment to the transformation with every decision that you make every single day.’

Your job as a leader is not to make the best of the team you have, but to build the team you need.’

‘Success lies in getting the whole organization to feel personal ownership in the transformation.‘

‘Employees who know why their work matters do a better job.’

Source:

Patty Azzarello (2017). Move: How Decisive Leaders Execute Strategy Despite Obstacles, Setbacks, & Stalls

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‘When you take time to become self-aware, you can see where to use your knowledge and skills.’

‘Dwell on those things today and try to decide if they really matter in your world.’

‘Focus on things that you are avoiding on a daily basis and find the opportunity to resolve those issues.’

‘Talk to yourself about your successes; be sure you are recognizing your own accomplishments, no matter how small they may be.’

‘… Everything that we attempt to do in life is a stepping-stone to bigger and better things.’

‘Always motivate yourself past the fear that is plaguing you from reaching your full potential.’

‘It’s easy for doubt to creep in. Be confident in your decisions and be okay with operating alone and carrying the weight of those decisions.’

‘Learn to embrace your feelings and use them to your advantage.’

‘Spend time today actively avoiding your biggest distractions.’

‘Each time you face a fear and overcome it, no matter how small, you gain great strength.’

Source:

Rhett Power (2017). The Entrepreneur’s Book of Actions: Essential Daily Exercises And Habits For Becoming Wealthier, Smarter, And More Successful