Management development providers GNP publish a monthly set of handy quotable quotes for use in presentations, speeches or training sessions. Arranged into 100 themes including vision, change, leadership, teamwork, communication, motivation and innovation. TrainingZONE has arranged to bring you the quotes on a regular basis. This month, the theme is relationships.
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me, and be my friend."
Albert Camus, French/Algerian author (1913-1960)
"Leadership is Relationship."
Benjamin Zander, British conductor, management presenter (b. 1939)
"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist."
Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister (1917-1984)
"There is a subterranean emotional economy that passes amongst us all. In every interaction we can make people feel better or worse."
Daniel Goleman, US psychologist, author (b. 1946)
"If you approach each new person you meet in a spirit of adventure, you will find yourself endlessly fascinated by the new channels of thought and experience and personality that you encounter. I do not mean simply the famous people of the world, but people from every walk and condition of life."
Eleanor Roosevelt, US First Lady, United Nations delegate (1884-1962)
"I am a part of all that I have met."
Alfred Lord Tennyson, British poet (1809-1892)
"Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and forth among partners."
Colette Dowling, US author (b. 1938)
"Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and co-workers, and even strangers you meet along the way."
Barbara Bush, US First Lady (b. 1925)
"A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one everybody."
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All quotations drawn from '1000 GREAT QUOTATIONS for Business, Management & Training' published by GNP Ltd.
