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Don Soderquist Quotes

1934–2016 United States

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United States
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“Humility is a marvelous partner to joy. I hope you will discover the joy of serving others.”

“Your culture can sow both the seeds of success and failure in your organization.”

"Do things right the first time. If you don’t have time to do a job once, you certainly don’t have time to do it again."

“How you treat everyone you encounter is the measure of the genuineness of your respect—and the heights you can each as a leader.”

“In great organizations, a leader’s words and actions model what really matters, and as a result, everyone gets on the same page and pulls together.”

“I believe that leadership skills are transferable and can be taught.”

“I’ve come to realize that beliefs and values together determine how a company operates and whether it reaches its full potential.”

"Take pride in what you do. Remember your name is on every ‘fence’ you build. Do your best in everything, so you can look back on your work with pride."

“Do whatever you’re asked to do. No job is too small or menial that it doesn’t need to be done well. And no one is too good for those small jobs."

"Go back and correct your mistakes. We all make mistakes. The wise person admits them, corrects them, and doesn’t leave them for others to clean up.”

“Listen. Listening is one of those dynamics that sounds like the easiest thing in the world to do, but in reality is one of the hardest.”

“Sometimes it takes a decision, an act of the will, a step of faith, to be joyful—and then God can plant something real and abiding in our hearts.”

“Trust is the foundation of all life’s relationships. It is an essential ingredient in successful leadership. It is not something we are entitled to, either. You have to earn it.”

“And once trust is broken, it takes a long time to heal—if it ever heals at all. Sadly, during my career, I saw several people—sharp, talented people—lose trust and never regain it.”

“Today’s great leaders will make sure they have all the important information, appropriate discussion, and reflection so that they can act decisively when time is of great importance.”

“It doesn’t matter what business you are in, it is essential that the primary motivation and driving force behind everything you do is based on the impact it will have on your customer.”

"Your attitude affects everyone around you. Attitude is contagious, and a positive attitude can make the difference between a task completed with excellence and one done with shoddy workmanship."

“Ultimately, optimism is the exercise of faith. It is believing that what is invisible, what seems impossible, or what seems to be too daunting, can actually be.”

“A leader must keep his or her eye on the core customers and core business. I have seen many executives focus so much on new growth that they let the core business slip away.”

“When was the last time you set your mind to wandering beyond today to imagine a brighter tomorrow? Let your mind go, dream a little, and you might just discover that anything is possible.”

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Don Soderquist (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.