Max De Pree
When trust permeates a ministry, great things are possible, not the least of which is an opportunity to reach the ministry's potential.Collection: Opportunity
The simple act of recognizing diversity in corporate life helps us to connect the great variety of gifts that people bring to the work and service of the corporation.Collection: Simple
History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.Collection: Past
When things go awry, trust powers the generators until the problem is fixed.Collection: Problem
A short term view will lead to a partial and perhaps twisted view of the whole picture. A crucial element may be missing. We may not be running the entire race. A friend of mine described a colleague as great at running the "ninety-five yard dash." That is a distinction I can do without. Lacking the last five yards makes the first ninety-five pointless. In fact, serious runners thing of it as a 110 yard dash so that no one will best them in the last few yards. You've got to think beyond the whole.Collection: Friendship
We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.Collection: Growing
Earning trust is not easy, nor is it cheap, nor does it happen quickly. Earning trust is hard and demanding work. Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.Collection: Effort
Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.Collection: Successful
Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy.Collection: Leader