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Quotes by Zimbabwean Authors
"Two key leadership excellence values worth focusing on separately are being principle-centred and being consistent. The complimentary construction of these leadership fibres can easily be misconstrued for unreasonable stubbornness, yet they form the backbone of strong, effective transformational leadership. In building the legacy advocated for, in leadership excellence brands, you must sharpen the practice of these leadership values in every area of your life."
"A teacher instructs; a student absorbs. A book is a companion; a good one, a messiah."
"The sun stands out not because it merely shines, but because it shines on everyone."
"Don't be afraid of marrying the right person even if they come from the wrong background."
"I searched for love, and only found God; I searched for God, and only found love."
"Success and perseverance are Siamese twins: where one goes the other follows."
"Your personal development is your personal responsibility. No one can study or acquire knowledge for you. There are things only you can do, to bring the change or the results you require to make progress in life."
"Whilst personal effectiveness focuses more on your personal development goals as you become the best practitioner in your area of specialty, leadership excellence shifts the focus to your leadership development in making a difference to the greater circle within your areas of influence and beyond. Leadership excellence focuses on areas of concern on behalf of others because a leader is expected to grow from personal effectiveness to begin making a significant impact on the world around them."
"Without clarity and motivation, your vision will remain a wish in dream-land. It takes an action-centred and results-driven work ethic to execute your duties and responsibilities, to make your success more deliberate."
"Due to climate change and growing world population, the demand for vital requirements for human survival will continue to rise. If the world is not producing as much food as demanded, the prices will continue to rise affecting the poor and lower classes more, in every society. It is sad, looking at the shocking statistics of people who die every day as well as the spread of preventable diseases in developing nations, just because people do not have access to clean drinking water. So are we proud of our leadership contribution? Are we doing enough to increase food production, harvest rain water and replenish underground water reserves?"
"Even if the creative brilliance sparks only once, it needs to be accelerated and developed so it has self-sustaining strategies to continue adding value to both the initiator and those it serves."
"Fear mediocrity, not failure."
"Review and question what you already know or have. In most ball sports and games, you confirm whether you have scored by checking whether the ball has gone into the goal or hit its target. So evaluation of results means that you must look at your goal to see if the ball has hit its target. Look at your educational aspirations or dreams and say "am I on track to meet my 2020 PhD target?"
"The key to success is to first know thyself. The definition of success by another person must not paralyse you or make you think less of your potential to succeed in your own way."
"It is the challenge for every leader to develop and invest in those he depends on, to ensure his or her vision is realized in the way it has been put upon the leader's heart. These key people will enhance the success or taint the leadership image and brand of the visionary."
"Beginning to work your plan means movement and action. The success of your movements and actions can only be guaranteed if they are well calculated."
"Whatever you believe in, is true " at least to you! The question is, "How positive and empowering is it, especially in the face of adversity?"
"Whatever you possess as an advantage over others, must be meticulously executed to produce desired results and progress."
"Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove."
"You feed the requisite substance through personal development efforts and position yourself strategically to allow the forces around you to create the path for your relevance and significance. You are not lifted by air, but by the substance inside you hitting the springboard of opportunity."
"Wisdom is the pillar of success."
"Your belief system should be positive and empowering enough to influence a strong mental state and a positive attitude that will rise up to defeat any suggestion that you are destined to fail."
"Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life."
"Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb."
"Marry someone you can live with, and you have found your companion; marry someone you can't live without, and you have found your soulmate."
"Change in leadership brands must be influenced and proactively effected at a personal level, it can never be forced from outside with sustainable effectiveness. Saddam Hussein, Muammar al Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak are all political trophies, yet the effects of the military or "civil initiatives that toppled them, are nothing to be proud of considering what continues to happen in countries like Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria, after the use of force to bring political change."
"Don't waste time. Avoid the company of wasteful people who lack the desire to achieve. Become assertive and action-oriented."
"The call to leadership excellence means you must now be awake to the reality that you are no longer your own, you are a blessing to society. In business, this will also mean value given to shareholders, customers, employees as well as society. This will take you, your family and your corporate base to appreciate that your leadership role and influence demands that they share you with other causes and stakeholders. As an effective person, you must be able to balance the demands on you and create the additional time that leadership at a higher level requires."
"Just because you cannot see it now, does not mean it is not there or not possible. See yourself succeeding and own that vision through all your planning and hard work."
"Look for something good in each person, even if for some people you have to look a little harder."
"Spiritual battles have greater consequences than earthly wars."
"If he's not a wreck without you, you married the wrong man."
"The wisdom that comes from being conscious of the real threats to you and your mission will sharpen your deliberateness in decision & choice-making, associations and positioning."
"When two souls are one, they hear each other, even in silence."
"Consistency in leadership means everyone knows what to expect from you or in dealing with you. It is the quality that draws respect and value towards a leadership brand. This also means you have the discipline to stick to your principles and values regardless of challenges or consequences, and you prove this over a long period of time."
"Remain aware of your weak points; not knowing or choosing to ignore them, means creating dangerous 'blind-spots' in the path to your success."
"As you grow and develop your talent and skill " you must begin to create a demand for what you possess as a personal brand."
"When your past tries to haunt you tell it you don't believe in ghosts."
"The key to success in any area of life is to first know and master the area of focus. Cures to disease have been found, since time immemorial, by studying how the body functions as well as how the disease affects the sick. Seek depth in knowledge and research."
"You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future."
"It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one."
"A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep."
"If the sky was the limit, none of our heroes would have reached the moon."
"Alignment of vision, mission, values and attitudes need to be matched between you and those you choose to surround yourself with. The cost of training or replacing will be very minimal and less painful if recruitment, selection and positioning are done well. This applies even to general employment processes, whether at leadership or staff levels."
"Cowards shrink from challenges, weaklings flee from them, and warriors wink at them."
"One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world."
"Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying."
"Your words are powerful containers, carrying blessings or curses depending on what is inside of you. If you harbour bitterness in you, you will speak spitefully and create hurt and hatred in those you speak with. If there is love inside of you, you will release pleasant and caring words that create appreciation, gratitude and warmth in those around you."
"Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom."
"The unfairness of judging others comes in that we judge them on the basis of our own values and beliefs, yet we can never exactly stand on common ground."
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