I saw that leaders placed too much emphasis on what some call high level strategy, on intellectualizing and … - Lawrence Bossidy

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The only thing that keeps a man going is energy. And what is energy but liking life?

Lawrence Bossidy

I saw that leaders placed too much emphasis on what some call high level strategy, on intellectualizing and philosophizing, and not enough on implementation. People would agree on a project or initiative, and then nothing would come of it.

People, Leader, Levels, Leaders, Come, Strategy

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I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.

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Execution is the ability to mesh strategy with reality, align people with goals, and achieve the promised results.

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If you don't have the best people you hurt everyone.

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If you can't describe your strategy in twenty minutes, simply and in plain language, you haven't got a plan. 'But,' people may say, 'I've got a complex strategy. It can't be reduced to a page. ' That's nonsense. That's not a complex strategy. It's a complex thought about the strategy.

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Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.

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There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself.

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Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and ethical behavior. " They often formulate necessities as objectives; for example, "to achieve sufficient profit. " This is like a person saying his mission is to breathe sufficiently.

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