13 quotes found
“To serve the many, you first serve the few.”
“The leader turns the pyramid onto its head in order to serve others.”
“Getting your ego out of the way has an even deeper organizational impact.”
“One of the most significant barriers to progress is the lack of effective leadership.”
“When a leader keeps personal ego in check it builds the confidence and self-esteem of others.”
“Self-esteem is important because it sets up a powerful cycle of personal growth and willingness to take risks.”
“The decline of geography in academia is easy to understand: we live in an age of ever-increasing specialization, and geography is a generalist's discipline. Imagine the poor geographer trying to ex...”
“pg. 58. As a kid, I always assumed the know-it-alls on Jeopardy! were obviously the smartest people in America. If you were smart, that's how you showed it: by knowing all your state flowers and ki...”
“What are those bulb things you're slicing?""You've never seen fennel? It looks like celery and tastes like licorice.”
“I pick up Dylan. He certainly takes after his father: about three-quarters of his body weight seems to be head, and three-quarters of that is ears.”
“During the whole 'Jeopardy' experience, I felt like I was living a bit of a double life, I would be secretly flying out to L.A. to tape new shows, hoping that none of my coworkers would notice the ...”
“If I start outsourcing all my navigation to a little talking box in my car, I'm sort of screwed. I'm going to lose my car in the parking lot every single time.”
“The key is selecting the right people to join the team, those with the right skills and values, those who embrace our purpose.”
