Max de Pree

Max de Pree
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth28 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
business define last leader responsibility thank
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
pain leader share
Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.
leadership art belief
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.
commitment opportunity leader
Leaders who keep promises and followers who respond in kind create an opportunity generate enormous energy around their commitment to serve others.
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Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy.
betrayal perspective leader
From a leader's perspective, the most serious betrayal has to do with thwarting human potential, with quenching the spirit, with failing to deal equitably with each other as human beings.
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Trust cannot be bought or commanded, inherited or enforced. To maintain it, leaders must continually earn it.
jobs people leader
The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.
effective-listening listening-to-others leader
In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when.
pain leader able
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
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The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.
leadership important needs
In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
remaining wisdom
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
organization knowing people
Innovation is the lifeblood of an organization. Knowing how to lead and work with creative people requires knowledge and action that often goes against the typical organizational structure. Protect unusual people from bureaucracy and legalism typical of organizations.