“You’re the same today as you’ll be in five years except for the people you meet and the books you read.” – Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
Saturday Quote – The Test of a Preacher
“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying not, ‘What a lovely sermon!’ but ‘I will do something.’” -Billy Graham
Strategy – A Saturday Quote
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” – Michael E. Porter
The Persuasive Power of Passion – A Saturday Quote
“The most untutored person with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without.” -Francois VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld
You Get What You Accept – A Saturday Quote
“You Get What You Accept — many have heard the quote “you get what you inspect” but it’s just as important to note that you get what you accept. What are you accepting right now in quality, performance, attitude, people, etc. that is not up to your standards!” – Verne Harnish, Fortune Magizine columnist
Every Employee Is The Company – A Saturday Quote
“Walt Disney insisted that every employee is the company in the mind of the customer.” – Bill Capodagli & Lynn Jackson, Authors of The Disney Way
Impossible Possibilities – A Saturday Quote
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles R. Swindoll, Pastor & Author
Keeping the Culture of Your Organization – A Saturday Quote
“Keeping a relatively strong performer who is not a cultural fit sends a loud and clear message toemployees that the organization isn’t all that serious about what it says it believes.” – Patrick Lencioni, Author of The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business
Obedience, Then Leadership – A Saturday Quote
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” — Aristotle, Greek Philosopher
Communication – A Saturday Quote
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.” — William Butler Yeats, Noble Prize-winning Irish poet