People are soon tired of paying trifling attentions to those who receive them with coldness, and return them with neglect. To be believable, we must be credible. To be credible, we must be truthful. You can't be detached and effective. Most people never listen.
All glory comes from daring to begin.
These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. The best a leader can do is understand the conditions creating a climate of growth and do everything possible to irrigate. The need for meaning runs so deep in people that organizations must supply it if they are to renew. There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next performance level.