Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It's about saying no to all but the most crucial features.

The enterprise that does not innovate ages and declines. And in a period of rapid change such as the present, the decline will be fast.

Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way.

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

Innovation is not the product of logical thought, although the result is tied to logical structure.

Innovation comes from the edges. It comes from people who see things that others don't.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

Innovation is the creation of the new or the re-arranging of the old in a new way.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.

Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time.

The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.

Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.

Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity - not a threat.

You can't solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level.

Leaders know that adversity is an opportunity to show what you're really all about.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets people to do the greatest things.

Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others.

Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

True leadership is getting people to do things they don't want to do, so they can accomplish the things they want to accomplish.

The greatest leadership is developing leadership in others. Creating other people who can lead is what it's all about.

As a leader, your job is to define the standard and then help people achieve it.

Good leaders are people who give other people the tools to succeed and empower them to become what they're capable of becoming.

Leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

Leadership is about service. It's not about what others can do for you; it's about what you can do for others.

If you want to be a leader, you've got to be a great communicator. You need to clearly define what the expectations are.

A good leader sets the example. They don't just say 'do this, do that' and never do it themselves.

Leadership is not a popularity contest. Sometimes you have to say and do things people don't want to hear.

A leader must have the courage to stand alone, the tenacity to not quit, and the patience to keep working until others are attracted to their vision and direction.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that you can learn from anybody and everybody.

Everyone wants to be the best. Leaders are the ones willing to put in the work when no one is watching.

Leadership is not about making everybody happy. It's about doing what's right to help the team be successful.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

Great leaders don't blame the tools they're given. They work to sharpen them.

If someone needs encouragement, encourage them. If they need correction, correct them. A true leader knows when to do which.

Bob Keathley

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