Max de Pree
Max de Pree
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth28 October 1924
CountryUnited States of America
Max de Pree quotes about
- effective-listening
- listening-to-others
- leader
- humane-way
- people
- liberating
- integrity
- essentials
- demonstration
- learning
- grace
- followers
- remaining
- wisdom
- problem
- fixed
- generator
- leadership
- responsibility
- reality
- motivational
- outstanding
- legacy
- should
- friendship
- running
- thinking
- effort
- promise
- genuine
leadership responsibility reality
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.
learning grace followers
The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?
humane-way people liberating
Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible.
integrity essentials demonstration
Integrity in all things precedes all else. The open demonstration of integrity is essential.
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.
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.
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.
growing cold growing-old
We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.
successful organization choices
Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.
jesus
We can go through anything because Jesus goes before us.
problem fixed generator
When things go awry, trust powers the generators until the problem is fixed.
leader legacy should
Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy.