Patrick Dixon Professions : AuthorBorn : 1957 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by Patrick Dixon Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul. Patrick Dixon passionmotivationheart Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise. Patrick Dixon People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too. Patrick Dixon routeswantpeople Life is too short to waste on things that don't matter. Patrick Dixon life-is-too-shortwastematter Business strategy is the battleplan for a better future. Patrick Dixon business-strategybetter-futurestrategy The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves. Patrick Dixon eventsemotionimportant All the most powerful speeches ever made point to a better future. Patrick Dixon speechpowerfulmade Connect with all the passions people have - for themselves, their families, their communities and wider world - and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride, and may even be willing to work for you for next to nothing. Patrick Dixon passionpridepeople The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realize because the number of potential wild cards is so great. Patrick Dixon impactrisknumbers The paradox of innovation is this: CEO's often complain about lack of innovation, while workers often say leaders are hostile to new ideas. Patrick Dixon innovationleaderideas The Six Faces of the future are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical. Patrick Dixon urbansixfaces The promise of every product and service is a better life. Profits are the prize for delivering on the promise. Patrick Dixon better-lifeprofitpromise You will learn more about the people you work with in three minutes by asking them what they do for nothing, than by working with them for three years in the same team Patrick Dixon teampeopleyears Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul. Patrick Dixon volunteerpassionsoul I would rather work with five people who really believe in what they are doing rather than five hundred who can't see the point. Patrick Dixon purposebelievepeople If happiness could be bought, we'd probably be unhappy at the price tag. If only the secret of happiness was as simple as getting wealthy and spending more. Patrick Dixon price-tagsimplesecret You cannot have strong leadership without passion. Patrick Dixon passionstrong The phrase "work-life balance" tells us that people think that work is the opposite of life. We should be talking about life-life balance. Patrick Dixon worktalkingthinking Strong ethics keep corporations healthy . Poor ethics make companies sick. Values are the immune system of every organisation. Patrick Dixon healthysickstrong You can have the greatest strategy in the world but what is the point if no one cares? Patrick Dixon strategycareworld Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson authorAll Authors
