Keynote Enthusiast Pillows

Keyboard in Front of a Organ

Businesswoman Empowerment

"Of course he's smiling. He's getting $15,000 to give a lecture on free speech."

'My penmanship has really improved since I got a laser printer.'

How leaders fail

"He's not really much of a leader...he just has a lot of followers."

"I can motivate everyone except myself."

Carmel Buildings, Portman Square: A temperance meeting.

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

'Wash your hands, it's time for your piano lessons.'

"Serendipity is not a strategy."

Feedback should be sought for genuine reasons, not because you want compliments. . .

'I give this one about three months...'

'I have been hearing some disturbing comments about you, Parker, some of your employees think you're a nice guy!'

"Do you have a minute, Bob? I'd like to speak with you about the concept of 'leadership'."

'I delegate, then I follow up.'

"The GOOD news is that 94 people want to attend the leadership training, the bad news is that 64 of them want to change the venue, 56 the time and 45 want to be course leader."

Someone needs to tell him that having Churchillian leadership skills requires more than a 10'' havana

'...And for the low visibility positions we can bring people on board who can, you know...do things.'

The little engine that could delegate.

'I like to greet the new team members myself.'

'I tried that approach once, but my employees seized the carrots and attacked me with sticks.'

"Leadership ISN'T just about trying to be BETTER than everyone else!"

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

Presentation skills.

'This is impressive, Roberts, but I'm not sure that it qualifies as work-place leadership.'

"The team needs LEADERSHIP, anyone have a view on that?"

Conference Pears

"Remember, Man of good Sense not here to do work on your behalf. Man of good Sense only here to help you on strategic level until you wise enough to overcome recession."

'I would love to run for class president, but I'm concerned about the vetting process. I once faked sleep during nap time in pre-school.'

'It's really lonely at the top of a dot.com company.'

"He's got great leadership skills. Wherever he's taking us, it's got to be better than where we've been."