21 quotes to help you become a leader people will love working for:
"Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn't it? If you're comfortable while you're doing it, you're probably doing it wrong." - Ted Lasso
"There is little success where there is little laughter." - Andrew Carnegie
"The leader is the person who brings a little magic to the moment." - Denise Morrison
"Success is best when it's shared." - Howard Schultz
"The greatest asset of a company is its people." - Jorge Paulo Lemann
“When leaders teach, they invest in their people’s ability to solve and avoid problems in the future.” - Liz Wiseman
“Sometimes, the greatest gift you can give your team is to let them go home.” - Kim Malone Scot
“If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you'll die a lot of times.” - Dean Smith
“Work smart. Get things done. No nonsense. Move fast.” - Susan Wojcicki
“It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable." - Sara Blakely
“We choose what to pay attention to based on the ideas that we already have in our heads.”
- Jennifer L. Eberhardt
"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." - Henry Ford
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” — Bill Gates
"If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning." - Larry Page
“ Listen to your Customers. Listen to your Employees. Shut Up and do what they tell you.” - John Legere.
“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus” - Martin Luther King Jr
“Service is the very purpose of life. It is the rent we pay for living on the planet.” — Marian Wright Edelman
“Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.” - Patrick Lencioni
“If people don’t weigh in, they can’t buy in.” - Patrick Lencioni
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” - Mahatma Gandhi
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Like most companies these days, they promoted from within
If you’re out of the loop on the benefits of promoting from within, here’s a 90-second summary:
It's Effecient
Onboarding new managers hired internally is a much simpler process than a new manager unfamiliar with your organization's systems, culture, and expectations.
This means your team spends less time in limbo, wondering who their new boss will be.
Less Expensive
You can hire 4 internal candidates for the cost of 1 external candidate.
Internal candidates are also more likely to stay.
(If your Development and HR teams aren't working together, now is the time to start.)