New Favourite Quotes

I am currently reading; "The Ape in the Corner Office - How to Make Friends, Win Fights and Work Smarter by Understanding Human Nature", by Richard Conniff and one section that got my attention, about dominance contests on the job, mentions how the 'winner effect' may spread from effective leaders to subordinates.

The paragraph ends with this: "Leaders who blame and belittle their subordinates or otherwise make their social dominance too explicit, may thus risk producing an organization of trained losers."

I came across another good leadership quote that reads: “The best leader is the one who has the sense to surround himself with outstanding people and self-restraint not to meddle with how they do their jobs.” - Author Unknown

And finally, one that serves as a fundamental guiding principle throughout the whole scope of thinkWORKnotJOB: “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” - Ralph Nader

So, why do we have to be exposed to quotes like these? Isn't the core idea obvious enough? Well, to answer the latter, 'no!' We need constant reminders in the workplace and dealing with people in general, so that we can keep ourselves in check and have the advantage over our human nature. If we can think ahead and rationalize, is it not safe to say we have the capability to mostly avoid treating people like dirt and be more efficient at what we do for a living?

When a person find themselves in charge of a situation, they have the power to do what is most efficient and what is the best use of time, while extinguishing the fires of animosity and clearing the air of any lingering resentment.

- Buck Moore