Reading is one of my main source of inspiration. Every once in a while I stumble into a sentence that deserves particular attention in being remembered. And I often take note of these on this blog.
Through this page, you can access my entire collection of Quotes that are also randomly appearing on the sidebar on each post. The quotes are ordered by alphabetical order of the full author name.
Enjoy!
You manage things; you lead people.
LeadershipManagement
You manage things; you lead people.
Admiral Grace Hopper
LeadershipManagementThe best way to predict the future is to invent it.LeadershipChange
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
Alan Kay
LeadershipChangeMake everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.Simplicity
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
SimplicityI have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.CuriositySkills
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
Albert Einstein
CuriositySkillsThe illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearnLearningPersonality
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn
Alvin Toffler
LearningPersonalityTraveller, there is no path. Paths are made by walking.LeadershipChange
Traveller, there is no path. Paths are made by walking.
Antonio Machado
LeadershipChangeManagement is about using others for your success; leadership is about stewarding the lives entrusted to you.LeadershipManagement
Management is about using others for your success; leadership is about stewarding the lives entrusted to you.
Bob Chapman
LeadershipManagementIt is difficult to make predictions, especially about the futureChange
It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future
Danish Proverb
ChangeSimple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.PurposeSimplicityBehaviors
Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.
Dee Hock
PurposeSimplicityBehaviorsTo be a truly creative company, you must start things that might fail.Creativity
To be a truly creative company, you must start things that might fail.
Ed Catmull
CreativityThose who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by nightCreativity
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night
Edgar Allan Poe
Creativity“How did you go bankrupt?”
“Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”Change
“How did you go bankrupt?”
“Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”
Ernest Hemingway
ChangeWithout deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.InnovationDiversity
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
Frank Zappa
InnovationDiversityAll models are wrong, but some are useful.ModelsInnovation
All models are wrong, but some are useful.
George Box
ModelsInnovationThe way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is the way they become.Diversity
The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is the way they become.
Goethe
DiversityWe have an unshakeable belief in people and their will and ability to do good things well.Purpose
We have an unshakeable belief in people and their will and ability to do good things well.
Handelsbanken Our Way booklet
PurposeThinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.LeadershipChange
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.
Henry Ford
LeadershipChangeOrganizations, like individuals, can avoid identity crises by deciding what it is they wish to be and then pursuing it with a healthy obsession.Organization Design
Organizations, like individuals, can avoid identity crises by deciding what it is they wish to be and then pursuing it with a healthy obsession.
Henry Mintzberg
Organization DesignThe only thing that is constant Is changeChange
The only thing that is constant Is change
Heraclitus of Ephesus
ChangeThe great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealisticTrust
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
John F. Kennedy
TrustLeaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.Leadership
Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
John P. Kotter
LeadershipIf you want truly to understand something, try to change it.Change
If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.
Kurt Lewin
ChangeLearning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process.Learning
Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process.
Kurt Lewin
LearningTurning a bad culture into a good culture is like teaching a herd of elephants to dance.CultureCulture Change
Turning a bad culture into a good culture is like teaching a herd of elephants to dance.
Louis Gerstner
CultureCulture ChangeYour greatest fear as a CEO is that people aren't telling you the truth.Psychological SafetyLeadership
Your greatest fear as a CEO is that people aren't telling you the truth.
Mark Costa
Psychological SafetyLeadershipOnly a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. Change
Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around.
Milton Friedman
ChangeIf I myself cannot change, how can I expect others to change?LeadershipChange
If I myself cannot change, how can I expect others to change?
Nelson Mandela
LeadershipChangeIt must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.Change
It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.
Niccolò Machiavelli
ChangeThe young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.Creativity
The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
CreativitySince we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.LearningFuture of Work
Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.
Peter Drucker
LearningFuture of WorkMost of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.Management
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
Peter Drucker
ManagementWe now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.Learning
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
Peter Drucker
LearningEffective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. Leadership
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
Peter Drucker
LeadershipThe future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.Innovation
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
Rainer Maria Rilke
InnovationDoubt is the origin of wisdom.Wisdom
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
René Descartes
WisdomYour work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.PassionWork
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.
Steve Jobs
PassionWorkThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.Learning
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
William Arthur Ward
LearningThe world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.WisdomInnovation
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
William Butler Yeats
WisdomInnovation