8 Quotes by Verne Harnish

This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

People join companies. They leave managers.

To paraphrase Steve Jobs, “I’m always amazed how overnight successes take a helluva long time.

There are no straight lines in nature or business.

Letting go and trusting others to do things well is one of the more challenging aspects of being a leader of a growing organization.

In the end, what matters most in life are the depth of your relationships with friends and family; and the sheer number of people you’ve helped along the way. These represent true measures of wealth. Financial wealth, then, is seen as a resource for fostering your relationships.

Your contribution to the community of “gazelles” is greatly appreciated.

Call it Talent Development, Human Relations, People Support, or Head of People Experiences – whatever term fits your culture – choose to call this function anything but Human Resources.