Thoughts about Effective Strategy and
Leadership
Quotations:
Here is a selection of quotations we find helpful to focus
on clear thinking, judgment and leadership.
“It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with
problems longer.”
Albert Einstein
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but
not simpler."
Albert Einstein
“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance
to the tailor.“
Albert Einstein
"Nothing is worse than active ignorance."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not
everything that can be counted counts."
Sign hanging in Albert Einstein's office at Princeton
University
Leadership Themes:
Here is a list of themes and thoughts we find helpful in
clear thinking, judgment, and leadership.
Information Gathering
“Bad news first”
“What don't I know that I should?”
Influence
“Steady and increasing pressure, with no bluffing”
“Create situations that self-select”
Integrity
“Who shall I be?”
Thoughts
“Most play checkers; the game is chess.”
"You are a leader, follower or critic; few are paid to be
critics."
"Everyone is a person first."
"You play the leader’s game, not your own."
"Leaders fail in public."
“What matters is how you recover.”
“Ethics based on economics is like color
based on sound.”