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In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Call Challenge Life Might My Life Obstacles Opportunity Out Roadblocks Something Throw Window Wonderful Would You

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When it comes to communicating change at any time, the mission must be clear, and it must inspire.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Any Change Clear Communicating Inspire Mission Must Time

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Simple questions can be profound, and answering them requires us to make stark and honest - and sometimes painful - self-assessments.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Answering Honest Make Painful Profound Questions Requires Simple Sometimes Stark Them Us

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A single person doesn't change an organization, but culture and good people do.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Change Culture Good Good People Organization People Person Single Single Person

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I never had any question about the direction we were going in at the Girl Scouts. We shared our mission and research with all levels of leaders from the very beginning - a concept I created, using cups and saucers, called 'circular management.' Everyone was on a team; there were no superiors or subordinates. There was respect for all people.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: About All People Any Beginning Circular Concept Created Cups Direction Everyone Girl Girl Scouts Going Had Leaders Levels Management Mission Never Our People Question Research Respect Scouts Shared Team Using Very Were

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If you are building a corporate culture of greatness, you have to define culture on your own terms and with the people you work with.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Building Corporate Culture Define Greatness Own People Terms Work You Your

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Move beyond the old assumptions, practices, and language that can be barriers to equal access.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Access Assumptions Barriers Beyond Equal Language Move Old Practices

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We do not know what lies ahead, yet whatever the challenge, leaders will rise, finding the heart, the language, the caring that embraces and sustains.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Caring Challenge Embraces Finding Heart Know Language Leaders Lies Rise Sustains Whatever Will Ahead

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Some corporations are extremely well managed; some nonprofit organizations are. It has nothing to do with the sector. It has to do with quality of management.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: Corporations Extremely Management Nonprofit Nothing Organizations Quality Sector Some Well

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There's something exhilarating about being in the mountains and talking about management and the future with Peter Drucker.

~Frances Hesselbein

Topics: About Being Exhilarating Future Management Mountains Peter Something Talking

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: November 1st, 1915

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