Douglas Conant famous quotes

You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.
-- Douglas Conant

#Healing #Way #Conflict

The time to build a network is always before you need one.
-- Douglas Conant

#Needs

The corporate world has the resources to improve the world. It's where people live and work.
-- Douglas Conant

#People #World #Resources

If you cultivate a relationship in a genuine, thoughtful way, people will be more inclined to want to help you even though they don't have to help you.
-- Douglas Conant

#Thoughtful #People #Want

My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother's Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife's Midwestern roots; the Campbell's green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.
-- Douglas Conant

#Mother #Sweet #Memorable

Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.
-- Douglas Conant

#Giving #Leader #Doe

Learning to celebrate success is a key component of learning how to win in the market.
-- Douglas Conant

#Winning #Keys #Celebrate

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.
-- Douglas Conant

#Jobs #Commitment #Creating

The action is in the interaction.
-- Douglas Conant

#Action #Interaction

Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has the potential to become a high point or a low point in someone's day.
-- Douglas Conant

#Thinking #People #Leader

Ultimately as a leader, you're evaluated on how you interact with people. If you do it well, you develop a reputation as effective leader. If you don't, you develop a reputation for being a highly ineffective leader.
-- Douglas Conant

#People #Leader #Reputation

To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.
-- Douglas Conant

#Appreciation #Winning #Firsts