Quotees Archive

You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

- John Maxwell

You should give 80% of your time and attention to your best 20% of employees. If you have one hundred customers, the top twenty will provide you with 80% of your business.

- John Maxwell

You can’t move people to action unless you first move them with emotion. The heart comes before the head…to lead yourself use your head, to lead others use your heart.

- John Maxwell

Work in your areas of your greatest strengths.

- John Maxwell

Who you attract is not determined by what you want. It’s determined by who you are.

- John Maxwell

Who you are, is who you attract.

- John Maxwell

When the leader has done the work to connect with his people, you can see it in the way the organization functions. The vision of the leader becomes the aspiration of the people. The impact is incredible

- John Maxwell

To grow your company explosively you must have leaders, not just efficient managers.

- John Maxwell

To connect with people in a group, connect with them as individuals.

- John Maxwell

The higher the level of leadership people want to reach, the greater the sacrifices they will have to make?

- John Maxwell

The truth is that nearly anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. That is the LAW OF NAVIGATION…If the leader can’t navigate the people through rough waters, he is liable to sink the ship.

- John Maxwell

The secret of your success is found in your daily routine

- John Maxwell

The most stable companies have strong leaders at every level of the organization. The only way to develop such widespread leadership is to make developing leaders a part of your culture. That is a strong part of Coca-Cola’s legacy.

- John Maxwell

The lower and individual’s ability to lead, the lower the lid on his potential.

- John Maxwell

Teams only succeed when the players have a unified vision, no matter how much talent or potential there is.

- John Maxwell

Success is determined by your daily agenda

- John Maxwell

People naturally follow those stronger than themselves.

- John Maxwell

Never forget that people are your greatest asset.

- John Maxwell

Learn to say No to the good so that you can say Yes to your best.

- John Maxwell

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.

- John Maxwell

It takes a leader to create momentum. Followers catch it. And managers are able to continue it once it has begun. But creating it requires someone who can motivate others, not who needs to be motivated. Harry Truman once said, If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. But for leaders, that statement should be changed to, If you can’t make some heat, get out of the kitchen.

- John Maxwell

It almost goes without saying that the team needs diversity of skills. Can you imagine a hockey team of goalies? Or a football team of quarterbacks? It doesn’t make sense. In the same way, organizations require diverse talents to succeed, each player taking his part.

- John Maxwell

If you think your people are negative, then you had better check your attitude. Who you are is who you attract. This is the LAW of Magnetism.

- John Maxwell

Good leaders know that one secret to success is to staff their weaknesses.

- John Maxwell

Everyone has the potential, but it isn’t accomplished overnight. It requires perseverance.

- John Maxwell

Always keep our eyes open for people with potential.

- John Maxwell

As long as a person doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, he doesn’t grow.

- John Maxwell

Anything that’s not necessary for you to do personally should be delegated or eliminated.

- John Maxwell