“Channeled correctly and integrated properly, our diversity can be our greatest strength.” ~Max DePree
“Earning trust is not easy, nor is it cheap, nor does it happen quickly. Earning trust is hard and demanding work. Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.” ~Max De Pree, Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community
“In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be, by remaining what we are.” ~Max De Pree
“Leaders are also responsible for future leadership. They need to identify, develop, and nurture future leaders.” ~Max DePree, Leadership Is an Art
“Only a group of people who share a body of knowledge and continually learn together can stay vital and viable.” ~Max DePree, Leadership Is an Art
"Sometimes we think we're a little too gifted to show up, you know. But none of us truly is...By avoiding risk we really risk what's most important in life---reaching toward growth, our potential, and a true contribution to a common good.” ~Max De Pree, Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community
“The art of leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible. Thus, the leader is the 'servant' of his followers in that he removes the obstacles that prevent them from doing their jobs.” ~Max DePree, Leadership Is an Art
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say Thank You. In between, the leader is a servant." ~Max De Pree
"The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be." ~Max de Pree
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." ~Max de Pree
“We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.” ~Max De Pree, Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community
"We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion." ~Max de Pree
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