20 inspirational change quotes for your change management initiative: Slowness to change usually means fear of the new

Philip Crosby Change before you have to Jack Welch People dont resist change. They resist being changed! Peter Senge If you want to make enemies, try to change something Woodrow Wilson The key to change is to let go of fear Rosanne Cash Our only security is our ability to change John Lilly If you dont like something, change it. If you cant change it, change your attitude Maya Angelou 8. The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress Charles Kettering 9. Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed the culture reflects the realities of people working together every day Frances Hesselbein 10. The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence it is to act with yesterdays logic Peter Drucker 11. There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things Niccolo Machiavelli 12. The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades John P. Kotter 13. Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future John F. Kennedy 14. Change has a bad reputation in our society. But it isnt all bad not by any means. In fact, change is necessary in life to keep us moving to keep us growing to keep us interested Imagine life without change. It would be static boring dull Dr. Dennis OGrady 15. Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times Niccolo Machiavelli 16. Your success in life isnt based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business Mark Sanborn 17. Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up James Belasco and Ralph Stayer 18. Change your thoughts and you change your world Norman Vincent Peale 19. If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading Lao Tzu 20. If you always do what youve always done, youll always get what youve always got Anonymous
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Some Great Management Sayings...

Men and women want to do a good job, a creative job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.
Bill Hewlett, Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we can be. Ralph Waldo Emerson Ultimately, were talking about redefining the relationship between boss and subordinate. Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric Its surprising how much you can accomplish, if you dont care who gets the credit. Abraham Lincoln Trustthe glue that binds followers and leaders together. Warren Bennis Next to knowing all about your own business the best thing is to know all about the other fellows business John D. Rockefeller, Founder, Standard Oil Not failure, but low aim, is crime. James Russell Lowell There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different. Albert Einstein No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent. John F. Kennedy Every manager knows how to count, but smart managers know what counts. Anonymous There are two things people want more than sex and money recognition and praise. Mary Kay Ash, Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics

Leadership is performance. You have to be conscious of your behavior, because everyone else is. Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett Packard The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see that it is in their interests to promote yours Jean de La Bruyere, 17th-century French Writer People want to feel what they do makes a difference. Frances Hesselbein, President, The Drucker Foundation If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do. Frederick Herzberg, Management Theorist We must exchange the philosophy of excuse what I am is beyond my controlfor the philosophy of responsibility. Barbara Jordan, lawyer and former member of congress The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others. Franois de la Rochefoucauld, 17th-century French writer We must do more than simply do things rightwe must also do the right things. Excerpt from Our Values, Pfizer Pharmaceutical All I wanna do is have some fun. I got a feeling Im not the only one. Sheryl Crow, Recording Artist Theres only one way to know how strong employee motivation is throughout your companyask the people who actually work there. If the de-motivators are seeping in, then its time to put the kibosh on any and all demotivators in a hurry! Anonymous Recruit your people everyday, even though your crew is already on board. Mike Abrashoff, Founder, Grassroots Leadership LLC, Boston, MA Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Henry Ford Work can provide the opportunity for spiritual and personal, as well as financial, growth. If it doesnt, then were wasting far too much of our lives on it. James A. Autry, Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership