A new manager spends a week at his new office with the manager he is replacing. On the last day the departing manager tells him, “I have left three numbered envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you encounter a crisis you can’t solve.”
Three months down the road there is a major drama, everything goes wrong - the usual stuff - and the manager feels very threatened by it all. He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and opens the first envelope. The message inside says, “Blame your predecessor!” He does and gets off the hook.
About half a year later, the company is experiencing a dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. The manager quickly opens the second envelope. The message read, “Reorganize!” This he does, and the company quickly rebounds.
Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens the third envelope. The message inside says, “Prepare three envelopes.”
Fate is character. - William Winter
Example is leadership. - Albert Schweitzer
The good and the wise lead quiet lives. - Euripides
Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown
Guitar players never listen to lead singers. - Steven Tyler
When you're riding lead, don't spit. - Unknown
Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud. - Unknown
Confidence is the hinge on the door to success. - Mary O'Hare Dumas
The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes
Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence. - Mark Batterson
You can lead a boy to college but you cannot make him think. - Elbert Hubbard
Reality: The leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. - Lily Tomlin
If the people you lead have lost their spark, try looking in the mirror. - Susan Fowler
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try. - Zig Ziglar
Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm. - John O'Hara
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. Mcintyre
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. - Frank A. Clark
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard
If you value your integrity, be prepared to take a beating from those who have non. - Lars L Thygesen
The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words. - William H Gass
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
True potential and purpose is not possible without good discipline and good character. - Rattan Singh
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
You can lead audiences to a half-dressed, aging pop star but you can't make them watch. - Megan Basham
The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men. - Dwight D Eisenhower
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. - Zig Ziglar
By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw. - Harvey Mackay
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao-Tzu
Leadership is about creating powerful human currents moving enthusiastically and creatively in the right direction. - Unknown
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright. - Blaise Pascal
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others. - Norman G Shidle
Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs. - Joan Didion
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi Jr.
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy. - Oscar Wilde
Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown
The key to building confidence is getting out there and trying new things. Once you go down the path once, it's a breeze the second time! - Bruno Logrecco
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
Example is leadership. - Albert Schweitzer
The good and the wise lead quiet lives. - Euripides
Adversity tests a man's true character. - Unknown
Guitar players never listen to lead singers. - Steven Tyler
When you're riding lead, don't spit. - Unknown
Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud. - Unknown
Confidence is the hinge on the door to success. - Mary O'Hare Dumas
The art of communication is the language of leadership. - James Humes
Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence. - Mark Batterson
You can lead a boy to college but you cannot make him think. - Elbert Hubbard
Reality: The leading cause of stress among those in touch with it. - Lily Tomlin
If the people you lead have lost their spark, try looking in the mirror. - Susan Fowler
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. - John Wooden
Hope is the power that gives a person the confidence to step out and try. - Zig Ziglar
Hot lead can be almost as effective coming from a linotype as from a firearm. - John O'Hara
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. - Peter T. Mcintyre
If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. - Frank A. Clark
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. - Henry David Thoreau
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. - Elbert Hubbard
If you value your integrity, be prepared to take a beating from those who have non. - Lars L Thygesen
The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words. - William H Gass
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. - Criss Jami
True potential and purpose is not possible without good discipline and good character. - Rattan Singh
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
You can lead audiences to a half-dressed, aging pop star but you can't make them watch. - Megan Basham
The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men. - Dwight D Eisenhower
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. - Zig Ziglar
By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw. - Harvey Mackay
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. - Lao-Tzu
Leadership is about creating powerful human currents moving enthusiastically and creatively in the right direction. - Unknown
He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust to God's providence to lead him aright. - Blaise Pascal
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and his contribution to praise the skills of the others. - Norman G Shidle
Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs. - Joan Didion
When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious. - Unknown
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi Jr.
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy. - Oscar Wilde
Never design your character like a garden where anyone can walk. Design your character like the sky where everyone's desire is to reach. - Unknown
The key to building confidence is getting out there and trying new things. Once you go down the path once, it's a breeze the second time! - Bruno Logrecco
Thirteen roadways lead through life
To thirteen doors of death,
Homeward from foolish fears and strife
We float on failing breath. - Tao
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