Inspirational Quotes by John C. Maxwell
“Обращение с правильными вопросами к нужному человеку в наиболее подходящее время — самый верный способ найти ответ, в котором вы нуждаетесь.”
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.” That can happen only when the leader is willing to hear and face the truth.”
“Vision is the world’s most desperate need. There are no hopeless situations, only people who think hopelessly.”
“The Influence Factor—Do they influence others? The Capacity Factor—Do they have the potential to grow and develop? The Attitude Factor—Do they desire to grow and develop themselves? The Chemistry Factor—Do we like each other? The Passion Factor—Are they self-motivated? The Character Factor—Are they grounded? The Values Factor—Are our values compatible? The Teamwork Factor—Do they work well with others? The Support Factor—Do they add value to me? The Creative Factor—Can they find possibilities in impossibilities? The Option Factor—Can their contribution give me options? The 10 Percent Factor—Are they in the top 10 percent of those on our team?”
“Author Noel M. Tichy says, “The ultimate test for a leader is not whether he or she makes smart decisions and takes decisive action, but whether he or she teaches others to be leaders and builds an organization that can sustain its success even when he or she is not around.”
“You can’t change yesterday. You can’t control tomorrow. But you can choose what you do today with the goal that those choices will make things better tomorrow.”
“Whenever people on my team come to me with a problem, I ask them to prepare at least three solutions to that problem.”
“The only thing worse than not having a way to capture great ideas, and thus missing them, is capturing a bad idea and trying to make it work.”
“it’s not over until you’ve learned from it.”
“You can’t complain and get ahead at the same time.”
“limit the effect of any emotional high or low to the twenty-four-hour period that follows the occurrence.”
“All lasting growth requires awareness.”
“You can’t do everything, so focus on your strengths.”
“Questions + Listening = Quality Conversation. Quality Conversation = Quality Leadership.”
“life involves struggle.”
“Leaders enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.”
“• Leaders gain credibility when they suffer with those they lead.”
“No one has ever stayed the same while at the same time rising to a higher level. Being willing to change is one of the prices we pay to grow.”
“Leaders don't have to change history, but they do have to change "business as usual." To them, the status quo is unacceptable. Leaders challenge the process. They search for opportunities, and they experiment and take risks. Exemplary leaders also know that they have to be willing to make some personal sacrifices in service of a higher purpose.”
“Productive leaders communicate the superiority and the benefits of their ideas.”
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John C. Maxwell (born 1947) is an evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 50 books, primarily focusing on leadership.
His organizations have trained 2 million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and ambassadors at the United Nations.
John C. Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan. His father, Melvin, was a minister in a local Wesleyan church. Maxwell followed his father into the ministry, completing a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Christian University in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary. Maxwell has received five honorary doctorates of divinity (including ones from the California Graduate School of Theology and Liberty University).