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Quotes for growth

& transformation

“Unless you are prepared to give up something valuable you will never be able to truly change at all, because you'll be forever in the control of things you can't give up.” Andy Law

"Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have—and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up.”

James Belasco and Ralph Stayer

“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.”

C.S Lewis

“After living with their

dysfunctional behaviour for so

many years, people become

invested in defending their

dysfunctions rather than

changing them.”

Marshall Goldsmith Mojo

“People don't resist change.

They resist being changed!” Peter Senge

“Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed; the culture reflects the Realities of people working together every day.”

Frances Hesselbein

“Sometimes, I think my

most important job as a

CEO is to listen for bad

news. If you don't act on it,

your people will eventually

stop bringing bad news

to your attention and that

is the beginning of the

end.” Bill Gates

“Effort and courage

are not enough

without

purpose and

direction.” John F. Kennedy

“If you want to be great

and successfull, choose

people who are great

and successful and walk

side by side with them” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“First comes thought; then organization of that thought,

into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans

Into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your

imagination.” Napoleon Hill

“Settling is no fun.

It’s a malignant

habit, a slippery

slope that

takes you to

mediocrity.

The art of

leadership is

understanding

what you can’t

compromise

on.” Seth Goddin

“The reasonable man

adapts himself to the

world; the unreasonable

one persists in

trying to adapt the

world to himself.

Therefore all progress

depends on the

unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw

“If you see a snake, just

kill it. Don't appoint a

committee on snakes.” Henry Ross Perot

“Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.”

Jamie Dimon

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked

myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am

about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days

in a row, I know I need to change something.” Steve Jobs

“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

James Baldwin

“To change who you are, change who you

think you are.” Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“Without change there is no

innovation, creativity, or

incentive for improvement.

Those who initiate change will

have a better opportunity to

manage the change that is

inevitable.” William Pollard

“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance

of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be

sufficient for tomorrow.” William Pollard

“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”

Vaginia Satir

“Growth is an erratic forward movement: two

steps forward, one step back. Remember that

and be very gentle with yourself.” Julia Cameron

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