William Pollard
William Pollard
William Pollardwas a Quaker writer and recorded minister...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth10 June 1828
William Pollard quotes about
american-writer leadership responsibility
It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.
admitted company helpful nobody obviously publicly ultimately
Obviously it is not going to be helpful that the company has admitted wrongdoing - that's going to be publicly known. But what impact, if any, that will ultimately have with the jury, nobody really knows.
ideas new-ideas
Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated.
decision decision-making good-decision
It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.
mistake focus kitchen
In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.
people decision benefits
Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.
perfection people excellence
If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do.
difficult
To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.
thinking hands yesterday
Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.
creativity opportunity innovation
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.