“You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves”
"To inspire the players, I adapted a quote from Walt Whitman and taped it on their lockers before the first game of the playoffs, against the Miami Heat. 'Henceforth we seek not good fortune, we are ourselves good fortune'."
- Phil Jackson
Inspiration
"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball"
- Phil Jackson
Inspiration
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"The strength of the team is in each individual member…the strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership