"The first responsibility of a leader is to…" — Max De Pree

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality."

— Max De Pree

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42 Quotes by Max De Pree

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The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict,…
Without forgiveness, there can be no real freedom to act within a group.
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to…
In most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.
We talk about the quality of product and service. What about the quality of our relationships and the quality of…
In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what…
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders…
We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.
The simple act of recognizing diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of gifts that people…
A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have…
When we think about the people with whom we work, people on whom we depend, we can see that without…
In addition to all of the ratios and goals and parameters and bottom lines, it is fundamental that leaders endorse…

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Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between… — Erykah Badu
There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and… — Ansel Adams
You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of… — Mario Batali
The novels I love, the ones I remember, the ones I re-read, have an empathetic human quality, or 'emotional truth'.… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor. — Michael Bloomberg
These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the… — Michael Bloomberg
How you define a problem shapes how you address it. — John O. Brennan
The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that… — John O. Brennan
Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as… — Rita Mae Brown
Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will,… — Edward Albee
I think that we all know what evil is. We have a sense of what's evil, and certainly killing innocent… — Madeleine Albright
As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning… — Julie Burchill

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