All Max De Pree Quotes
- We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE. Begin
- Sometimes we think we're a little too gifted to show up, yo uknow. But none of us truly is...By avoiding risk we really risk what's… Avoiding
- We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it. Civility
- Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship… Believe
- Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals. Combines
- To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead. Difference
- Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right Able
- A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the… Baseball
- Change without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky. Change
- Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain. Inflict
- Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy. Assets
- The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs. From
- Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. Art
- Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization. Knowing how to lead and work with creative people requires knowledge and action that often goes against the… Action
- If you want the best things to happen in corporate life you have to find ways to be hospitable to the unusual person. You don't… Almost Get
- The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Among
- The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Business
- We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. Cannot Become
- Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful… Art
- Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible. Effective