Significant Thoughts



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.”


"Everyone is a person first."


"You are a leader, follower or critic; few are paid to be critics."


"You play the leader’s game, not your own."


"Leaders fail in public."


“Ethics based on economics, is like color based on sound.”


“What matters is how you recover.”