Leadership Quotes by David Cottrell

We all need people who will help us look at situations from a different perspective.

— David Cottrell

There is a direct correlation between the books you read and the success you achieve.

— David Cottrell

Leaders who have integrity possess one of the most respected virtues in all of life.

— David Cottrell

Never lower your standards just to fill a position. You will pay for it later.

— David Cottrell

The most important thing you do as a leader is to hire the right people.

— David Cottrell

If your focus is always changing, expect confusion to be rampant on your team.

— David Cottrell

The truth is that problems won't just go away.

— David Cottrell

Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.

— David Cottrell

Your team has entrusted a portion of their life to you, and it's your job to help them grow, personally and professionally.

— David Cottrell

The single greatest demotivator of a team is having members who are not carrying their load.

— David Cottrell

Doing the right thing isn't always easy - in fact, sometimes it's real hard - but just remember that doing the right…

— David Cottrell

Your job is not to lower the bottom by adjusting for and accommodating the lowest-performing employees. You should be raising the top…

— David Cottrell

The worst type of employee you can have is one who has mentally quit and is still physically coming to work every…

— David Cottrell

It is rare for people to say they want to be held accountable, but in reality, everyone wants everyone else to be…

— David Cottrell

Guard your integrity as if it's your most precious leadership possession, because that is what it is.

— David Cottrell

Enthusiasm is something you can't fake, and it has a tremendous effect on everyone around you.

— David Cottrell

Leadership can't be claimed like luggage at the airport. Leadership can't be inherited, even though you may inherit a leadership position. And…

— David Cottrell

You have to escape from management land and get in touch with your people.

— David Cottrell

One of the main things for a leader is to eliminate confusion.

— David Cottrell

People quit people before they quit companies.

— David Cottrell

Don't stifle your career by limiting you knowledge.

— David Cottrell

A real leader spends his time fixing the problem instead of finding who to blame.

— David Cottrell

There is no 'grand conspiracy' preventing your from accomplishing what you need to do.

— David Cottrell

When it comes to leading people, there is no problem that is unique to you.

— David Cottrell

To fulfill you potential, you need to move out of your comfort zone and into the legacy zone.

— David Cottrell

When you depend on another's perceptions to match your expectations, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

— David Cottrell

I have found success is ultimately realized by people who make more right choices . . . and recover quickly from their bad choices.

— David Cottrell

There are a few things that you can do that will yield better results than doing a whole lot of other things.

— David Cottrell

What you see in the interview will not get significantly better when the individual is hired.

— David Cottrell

Everything you do matters because your team is watching ... and depending on you to do the right thing.

— David Cottrell

Bucket filling is in the eye of the bucket holder, not the bucket filler. Fill their buckets with things that are important…

— David Cottrell

If you want to make better use of your time, you need to be looking for the small increments of time ...…

— David Cottrell

So much of life is about attitude and how we handle what life throws our way. Life is good - even when…

— David Cottrell

Every successful person has faced, attacked, and conquered adversity somewhere along the way.

— David Cottrell

One of the major sources of stress, anxiety, and unhappiness comes from feeling as if your life is out of control.

— David Cottrell

You can help determine your team's enthusiasm for the change by focusing on the entrance of potential while you are working through…

— David Cottrell

Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give…

— David Cottrell

Even though your responsibilities increase when you become a manager, you lose some of the rights or freedoms you may have enjoyed…

— David Cottrell

For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together…

— David Cottrell

If you want to be around people who are positive and enthusiastic and eager to live life, your attitude has to be…

— David Cottrell