“If you don’t ask the right question, who will?” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“You know things; you understand things. You have a history and a work life unlike anyone else’s. Respect it. Pay attention to… — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“Difference making, by its very nature, is the art of taking something good and making it better. It’s an act of fine-tuning,… — David Sturt Art Copy Share Image
“Difference makers look with their own eyes from a variety of perspectives to see new possibilities.” — David Sturt Difference makers Copy Share Image
“Each of us has a unique perspective on the world around us, an inner eye that has more to do with how… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Thinking of the good our work can do for others, beyond our daily to-do list, helps us change how we do what… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“We have the ability to insist on doing something great – something people will love and appreciate.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“Our ability to see the impact of changes before we make them is an important part of being human. Every new discovery….… — David Sturt Change Copy Share Image
“People who deliver unexpected value don’t just go around improving things willy-nilly every time an idea pops into their heads. They look… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Difference makers not only stay engaged until a difference is made, but follow the results of their work…. They insist on knowing… — David Sturt Deliver-the-difference Copy Share Image
“That’s what reframing your role is all about: thinking about how your work affects others, looking at the larger purpose of your… — David Sturt Seeing yourself Copy Share Image
“A fixed mindset causes people to fear failure; they don’t want to try anything that might damage their current sense of ability… — David Sturt Deliver-the-difference Copy Share Image
“While good work, crucial as it is, sets our attention on execution and delivery, great work sets our attention on benefiting others.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“When you begin to see problems as road signs that say “great work possibility; turn here,” you’re on your way.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“Instead of jumping right in to accomplish whatever task [is] assigned, difference makers pause – to ask the right question.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“The door to your own great work quest is about to swing wide open.” — David Sturt Adventure Copy Share Image
“Conversations with people we don’t usually talk to lead to ideas we wouldn’t think of on our own.” — David Sturt Communication Copy Share Image
“Change is the catalyst of life and, likewise, the catalyst for all great work.” — David Sturt Catalyst Copy Share Image
“The guiding mantra for connecting is this: it’s just a conversation.” — David Sturt Communication Copy Share Image
“The important thing is to not assume that good is good enough, because even good things can always, always find a way… — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“There is something important you should know: the most significant examples of great work, the most poignant, the most inspiring, the ones… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Call it what you will, it’s about getting up off your chair, going where the action is, and seeing things firsthand. Because… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Understanding requires our own observation. Solutions frequently come in the form of mental pictures. The only prescription is to get out and… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Job crafters are those who do what’s expected (because it’s required) and then find a way to add something new to their… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“There are times when those around us just won’t get what we’re trying to accomplish… at those times, it’s our own passion,… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“That’s the thing about deciding that we want to make a difference for other – our work becomes incredibly personal. Ordinary is… — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“Grade A objectivity won’t come from those who are closest to us. It will come from outsiders. That’s where we’ll find divergent… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Difference makers know how to work loose, to model, fine-tune, and play with ideas before they execute them to find changes that… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“When we engage people in conversations about great work, we’re not asking them to solve a problem for us. We’re not selling… — David Sturt Communication Copy Share Image
“I think it’s the difference between working with your head down and with your head up. You need to look at everything… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“Moses was good at his job. He was efficient. He was always busy making the room clean. But at the same time,… — David Sturt Medical Diagnosis Copy Share Image
“The truth is, when we see ourselves as a box on somebody’s org chart, we’re miscalculating our own potential.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“Great Work begins when we take the time to ask if there’s something new the world would love.” — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“People who job-craft don’t just reshape their jobs to make life better for themselves, but to serve others in some beneficial way.”… — David Sturt Great work Copy Share Image
“People who do great work have a different set of criteria for declaring a job complete: whereas the typical definition of complete… — David Sturt Deliver-the-difference Copy Share Image
“We’ve all got crazy ideas that tickle and nag. Let’s turn up the volume on these great work muses. Allow them to… — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image
“It doesn’t take any special training to ask the right question. Nor does it require a high IQ. The only real resource… — David Sturt Ask-the-right-question Copy Share Image