One of the management imperatives in the '90s is managing diversity. Whatever the organization, when the constituents of that organization look at the board and management staff, they need to find themselves. — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
Not long after I was married, World War II began. My husband John volunteered for the Navy and was sent to Pensacola for training… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
... I try ... to use my own voice in a way that shows caring, respect, appreciation, and patience. Your voice, your language, help… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
The leader builds dispersed and diverse leadership - distributing leadership to the outermost edges of the circle to unleash the power of shared responsibility. — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person. — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
If we are to remain mission focused, as we must be if we are to be relevant in an uncertain age, the abandoning those… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
It takes courage for a leader to identify and confront self-imposed barriers, to put in place the personal strategies required to unleash the energy,… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
... I never look at my watch if I'm talking with someone. I think that's such an insulting gesture! It suggests you're trying to… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
There is just one reason that we are placed on this Earth. That reason is to love and be loved - in that order. — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
Communication is not saying something; communication is being heard, — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
The Millennial mindset is one on the pulse of changing technology. They multi-task and enjoy a challenge. They need projects that utilize their knowledge… — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
People know that pursuing a mission without achieving results is dispiriting; achieving results without a mission is meaningless. — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
No matter what business you're in, everyone in the organisation needs to know why — Frances Hesselbein Copy Share Image
