Max de Pree
Max de Pree
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth28 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
trusting-each-other diversity understanding
Understanding the diversity of our gifts enables us to begin taking the crucial step of trusting each other.
effort promise genuine
Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.
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.
knowing listening answers
We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.
friendship dog alliances
We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.
treasure trials accumulation
We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures.
motivational followers outstanding
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.
leader
Trust cannot be bought or commanded, inherited or enforced. To maintain it, leaders must continually earn it.
meaningful opportunity differences
To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.
together-we-can suffering serious
By ourselves we suffer serious limitations. Together we can be something wonderful.
growing cold growing-old
We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.
people civility decline
We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.
successful organization choices
Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.
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.