Chris Alexander
Chris Alexander
men expectations people
Great leaders do not see people for who they are, but who than can become. Further, the great leader compels those that follow them to become that man or woman of the future, likely exceeding the expectations of both.
opportunity conservative
I went into the foreign service because I was interested in politics. But, in 1991, when I joined, I didn't see much of an opportunity to be involved in federal politics as a Conservative. We were at the tail end of the Brian Mulroney era. I wanted to do something non-partisan as a way of preparing for a role in our politics later.
people leader
People follow those who act like leaders, not those who proclaim themselves to be leaders.
organization principles promotion
The Andrew Principle is when the incompetence of an organization exceeds the incompetence of certain individuals within that organization, thereby allowing their promotion within said organization.
moving each-day new-horizons
Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
goes pause singing spoken takes variety word
It is, in a variety of ways, particularly for the singers. It often goes from spoken word to singing without a pause or transition. It takes a lot of practice.
advantage attacking felt match scared
We weren't scared of them. We felt we could match up with them. The only thing was that I think we got away from attacking like we had. They had 20 turnovers, but we didn't take advantage of as many of them as we should have.
everybody expect knows nobody
Everybody knows Duke. Nobody will expect us to do anything. We're going to go in there and see what we can do.
case fault life lost movement nine record shows time
The record shows very long lapses of time when there's no movement on the case at all. That is inexcusable. Somebody's responsible for that. This is nine years now of a man's life lost by no fault of his own.
both coach ends guard helps provide
Especially when one of 'em (Jackson) is a guard coach and the other one (Levingston) a big-man coach. That helps us out tremendously at both ends of the floor. They can provide us with that playoff, that championship, atmosphere.
audience audiences loyal passionate
There was a very loyal and passionate audience that unfortunately never did grow.
listen start sway today works
It's like champagne. When you listen to it, you start to sway with the tune. It works as well today as it ever did.
despite directed operas plain work
I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.
desire either learning married outspoken works
She has been very outspoken about her desire to be a young bride... so the idea of her learning what it's like to be married works either way.