69 Quotes by Max de Pree

Leadership is like third grade: it means repeating the significant things.

There may be no single thing more important in our efforts to achieve meaningful work and fulfilling relationships than to learn to practice the art of communication.

Trust cannot be bought or commanded, inherited or enforced. To maintain it, leaders must continually earn it.

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.

We can choose to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, or we can choose to see life as an accumulation of treasures.

Change without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.

In most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.