Max De PreeIn some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be li… ▶361Love
Max De PreeChange without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky.301Reading
Max De PreeWe can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE. ✨ Max De Pree (1997). Leading Without Power: Finding … ▶334HopePolitics
Max De PreeThe simple act of recognizing diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of gifts that people bring to the work and service of the corporation.378HumanityLife
Max De PreeThe signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required resu… ▶367Hope
Max De PreeWe need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful thin… ▶357Thought
Max De PreeJazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals. ✨ Max De Pree (2008). Leadership Jazz - Revised Edition: The Essential Elem… ▶379HopeTime
Max De PreeThe first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an Art, Doubleday Business291Truth
Max De PreeLeaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an Art, Doubleday Business281Philosophy
Max De PreeIn most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an A… ▶281Death
Max De PreeIntimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one's work. ✨ Max De Pree (… ▶369Love
Max De PreeA whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete somet… ▶303Death
Max De PreeNo question about it: potential is wrapped in great mystery. Like rainbows, which are really circles-we see only the upper halves, the horizon hides the rest-potential never revea… ▶348HopePolitics
Max De PreeWithout forgiveness, there can be no real freedom to act within a group. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an Art, Doubleday Business317Thought
Max De PreeEarning trust is not easy, nor is it cheap, nor does it happen quickly. Earning trust is hard and demanding work. Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a pro… ▶306HopePolitics
Max De PreeTo be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership i… ▶274Philosophy
Max De PreeIn addition to all of the ratios and goals and parameters and bottom lines, it is fundamental that leaders endorse a concept of persons. This begins with an understanding of the d… ▶318HumanityLifeLove
Max De PreeWe 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.254HumanitySadness
Max De PreeLeaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.277Sadness
Max De PreeLeadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an Art, Doubleday Business222Love
Max De PreeThe greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.288Time
Max De PreeThe key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential...the needs of the team are best met when we… ▶214Humanity
Max De PreeLeaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right248SadnessTruth
Max De PreeWe do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions. ✨ Max De Pree (1987). Leadership is an Art, Doubleday Business204Life
Max De PreeIn the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.2610Humanity
Max De PreeThe leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.216Humanity
Max De PreeSometimes 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 most important in life---reaching toward growth… ▶216LifeThoughtTime
Max De PreeWhen we think about the people with whom we work, people on whom we depend, we can see that without each individual, we are not going to go very far as a group. By ourselves, we s… ▶2210HumanityThought
Max De PreeWe talk about the quality of product and service. What about the quality of our relationships and the quality of our communications and the quality of our promises to each other?2210Reflection
Max De PreeA team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually d… ▶166Thought
