John W. Gardner
Someone defined horse sense as the good judgment horses have that prevents them from betting on people. But we have to bet on people — and I place my bets more often on high motivation than on any other quality except judgment. There is no perfection of techniques that will substitute for the lift of spirit and heightened performance that comes from strong motivation, The … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Author: John W. Gardner | Source: Farnam Street | Subject: Organizational Behavior
On Leadership
Gardner, who teaches at the Stanford business school, has served seven presidents. His book on leadership, the fruit of five years of research, is less a how-to than a philosophical consideration of the subject. Its heartening message for non-CEOs is that leadership is not a mysterious quality born in the few; it springs from our shared values. In other words, we’ve all got little leaders … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: John W. Gardner | Subject: Leadership
Self-Renewal : The Individual and the Innovative Society
Content: Book | Author: John W. Gardner | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior