Building businesses takes tremendous stamina, and success isn't achieved without it. Margaret Heffernan More Quotes by Margaret Heffernan More Quotes From Margaret Heffernan Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what it signifies is that there are no respected processes for surfacing concerns and dissent. Margaret Heffernan silenceleaderthinking Any fool can buy talent; only real leaders develop it. Margaret Heffernan foolleaderreal In our house, mother’s day is every day. Father’s day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn’t cut for us. Margaret Heffernan cuttingmotherfather money appears to motivate only our interest in ourselves, making us selfish and self-centered...Money makes people feel self-sufficient, which also means they don't need or care about others; it's each man for himself Margaret Heffernan selfishmenmean One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know. Margaret Heffernan sad-truthladdershigher When we confront facts and fears, we achieve real power and unleash our capacity for change. Margaret Heffernan achieverealfacts I regularly take my entrepreneurship students out walking because I want to get them in the habit of noticing and thinking about what they notice. They have to leave their phones behind to learn the basic lesson: Be where you are. Margaret Heffernan phoneswantthinking Britain is famous for being great at inventing and poor at commercializing. Margaret Heffernan inventingbritainpoor Customers who have to come back and spend, or customers who just don't want the hassle of leaving - those are the ones who are most worth attracting. Margaret Heffernan hassleleavingwant Every organization has issues and concerns which are known about by many people who choose to remain silent. Margaret Heffernan issuesorganizationpeople Everyone I know feels harassed by email which has invaded their waking and sleeping hours. Margaret Heffernan emailwakingsleep I don't think a true company - one that builds sustainable value - can ever only exist online or remotely. Margaret Heffernan onlinecompanythinking If we aren't going to be afraid of conflict, we have to see it as thinking. Margaret Heffernan conflictifsthinking In business, staying focused requires that you turn most opportunities down. Margaret Heffernan stay-focusedturnsopportunity As a mother, I work hard every day and I expect that work to be recognized and appreciated. Because I work for and with human beings, sometimes they're grateful and sometimes they aren't. Margaret Heffernan gratefulhard-workmother Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success. Margaret Heffernan reflectionactionfirsts Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve. Margaret Heffernan mindpeopleideas Phones and soundtracks and Muzak and fountains replace genuine and unpredictable human contact with a seamless soundtrack from a bad movie and a cliche that makes us believe we must all be happy. Margaret Heffernan clichephonesbelieve Big data will never give you big ideas... Big data doesn't facilitate big leaps of the imagination. It will never conjure up a PC revolution or any kind of paradigm shift. And while it might tell you what to aim for, it can't tell you how to get there Margaret Heffernan datagivingideas Silence is the language of inertia. Margaret Heffernan inertialanguagesilence
