P R E S E N T E D B Y T H E O . C . TA N N E R I N S T I T U T E
LEADERST O M A K E A D I F F E R E N C EL E A D E R S H I P Q U O T E S A N D I N S I G H T S
E V E R Y Y E A R , O . C . TA N N E R B R I N G S
T O G E T H E R L E A D I N G T H O U G H T L E A D E R S .
W E H O P E T H I S C O L L E C T I O N O F T H E I R
I N S I G H T S A N D Q U O T E S I N S P I R E S YO U I N
YO U R O W N L E A D E R S H I P P R A C T I C E S .
“Get passionate about how what we do helps our organizations succeed in the marketplace. Continually ask how do we build a mindset in culture that allows us to be agile and move to new markets? That allows us to be focused
more on customers than products. How do we drive collaboration?”
— DAV E U L R I C H ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R O F O U T S I D E I N
“By studying the lives of others, we hope that
we, the living, can learn from their struggles and their triumphs.”
— D O R I S K E A R N S G O O D W I N ,
P U L I T Z E R P R I Z E - W I N N I N G A U T H O R
“Recognizing and celebrating human talent is probably the most important strategic step
we can take for the health of organizations. Human
organizations are like organisms. They grow on feeling and spirit and strength and optimism and
hope. If you get the energy right, you can achieve anything.”
— S I R K E N R O B I N S O N ,
N E W YO R K T I M E S B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R
A N D C E L E B R AT E D T E D TA L K S S P E A K E R
“What we tried to create was a sense of teamwork, a sense
of camaraderie, a sense of esprit de corp. This all led to unity of purpose, where we
stopped focusing on our divisions,and started focusing on the
things that united us.”
— M I K E A B R A S H O F F,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R
O F I T ’ S Y O U R S H I P
— B I L L G E O R G E ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R O F T R U E N O R T H
“Authentic leadership starts with knowing what your most deeply held beliefs, values, and principles are. What do you really believe
about people? What has motivated you? What is your true north—the internal compass that guides you through all your decisions?”
— D R . M I C H A E L WAT K I N S ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R O F
T H E F I R S T 9 0 D AY S
“Understanding and mapping your
culture is at the core of successful
onboarding. If you do not understand your culture, you will not know how to make the right tradeoffs
between raw ability and cultural fit.”
J E F F R E Y P F E F F E R ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R & P R O F E S S O R AT S TA N F O R D G R A D U AT E S C H O O L O F B U S I N E S S
“Commitment is reciprocal. If you want your employees to be engaged and committed, you have to be engaged and committed with them.”
— DAV E U L R I C H ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R O F T H E W H Y O F W O R K
“An organization’s primary goal should be to build leadership, not leaders. The ultimate test of a leader is
whether they can build a culture that outlasts even them.”
“As leaders, the first task that we have is to find our voice, to make sure that we are clear
about what it is that we stand for and believe in.”
— J I M KO U Z E S ,
B E S T S E L L I N G A U T H O R O F
T H E L E A D E R S H I P C H A L L E N G E
F R O M F O U N D I N G T H E R E N O W N E D TA N N E R
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T O DAY B Y T H E O . C . TA N N E R I N S T I T U T E , W E ’ R E
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T H AT H E L P O R G A N I Z AT I O N S I N S P I R E A N D
A P P R E C I AT E G R E AT W O R K .
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