During World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, faced the daunting task of leading diverse troops from various nations. To motivate them, Eisenhower visited the front lines regularly, personally connecting with soldiers, understanding their challenges, and recognizing their contributions. He emphasized teamwork, inspiring them with a shared vision of victory and freedom.
Eisenhower’s leadership wasn’t just about giving orders; he listened, empathized, and empowered his troops, instilling a sense of purpose and pride in their mission. By valuing each individual’s role and fostering camaraderie, Eisenhower transformed a disparate group into a unified force, achieving remarkable success in defeating Nazi Germany. His approach exemplifies the power of genuine leadership in motivating employees: understanding their needs, inspiring a shared purpose, and fostering a supportive environment where everyone feels valued and motivated to excel.
Kickstart your meeting with some of these motivational quotes to inspire you and your team, and set the tone for success
Motivational Quotes To Start A Meeting At Work
1. The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck. – Tony Robbins
2. “The more informative your advertising, the more persuasive it will be” – David Ogilvy.
3. “You don’t close a sale; you open a relationship if you want to build a long-term, successful enterprise.” – Patricia Fripp.
4. “We talk a lot about hope, helping and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.” – Victoria Osteen, author and pastor.
5. A good plan now is better than a great plan too late. – Verne Harnish
6. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. – Winston Churchill
7. “When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, ‘Nah, what’s wrong with a horse?’ That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.” – Elon Musk
8. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” –Joshua J. Marine
9. “The golden rule for every business man is this: Put yourself in your customer’s place.” – Orison Swett Marden
10. “Some entrepreneurs think how can I make a lot of money? But a better way is to think how can I make people’s lives a lot better? If you get it right, the money will come.” – Richard Branson
11. “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Einstein
12. “The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – Lilly Tomlin
13. “Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
14. “Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering
15. “Don’t worry about failure, you only have to be right once.” – Drew Houston
16. “A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job.” – Michael Larsen
17. “Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.” – Jack Dorsey
18. “The most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates.
19. “It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit”. – Harry S. Truman
20. “Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses and their concerns without fear of reprisal.” – Patrick Lencioni, best selling author.
21. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford
22. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
23. “There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.” – Ray Goforth
24. “Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.” – Tony Hsieh
25. “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs, former founder of Apple.
26. A common saying around Silicon Valley is execution eats strategy for breakfast. – Salim Ismail
27. Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence- only in constant improvement and constant change. – Tom Peters
28. Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art. – Peter Drucker
29. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success.” – Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company.
30. “Please think about your legacy, because you’re writing it every day.” – Gary Vaynerchuck
31. “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein
32. “When you find an idea that you can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.” – Josh James
33. When in doubt, check if your actions are aligned with your purpose. – Azim Jamal & Brian Tracy
34. “How wonderful it is that nobody needs wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —Anne Frank
35. If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. – Henry Ford
36. If you measure it, it will improve. – Seth Godin
37. The secret to success is the consistency of purpose. – Benjamin Disraeli
38. A bad strategy will fail no matter how good your information is, and lame execution will stymie a good strategy. – Bill Gates
39. Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. – James Cash Penney
40. “Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you.” – Stephen Covey
41. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan, American former professional basketball player and businessman.
42. “What would you do if you’re not afraid?” – Sheryl Sandberg
43. “When you run a part of the relay and pass on the baton, there is no sense of unfinished business in your mind. There is just the sense of having done your part to the best of your ability. That is it. The hope is to pass on the baton to somebody who will run faster and run a better marathon.” – N. R. Narayana Murthy
44. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” – Maya Angelou
45. “Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.” – Oprah Winfrey
46. “You can’t look at the competition and say you’re going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you’re going to do it differently.” – Steve Jobs
47. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
48. “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision, the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organisational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” – Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist.
49. “Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.” – Brian Tracy, motivational speaker.
50. “Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after an experience with you becomes your trademark.” – Jay Danzie
51. “Teams make a home for idiosyncrasy. In a team, each person’s unique loves and loathings can be combined with those of others to create something greater than any one person could achieve on their own.” – Marcus Buckingham, world renowned researcher and best selling author.
52. “If you’re too comfortable, it’s time to move on. Terrified of what’s next? You’re on the right track.” – Susan Fales Hill
53. “Most people think ‘selling’ is the same as ‘talking,’ but the most effective salespeople know that listening is the most important part of their job.” – Roy Bartell.
54. “When I’m old and dying. I plan to look back on my life and say ‘Wow, an adventure’ not, ‘Wow, I sure felt safe’” – Tom Preston Werner
55. “Ninety percent of selling is conviction, and 10 percent is persuasion.” – Shiv Khera.
56. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffett
57. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb
58. “Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service.” – Brian Tracy.
59. “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
60. Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment. – Jim Collins and Jerry Porra
61. “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley
62. “Questions are more effective than statements in moving others.” – Daniel Pink.
63. “Great teams consist of individuals who have learned to trust each other. Over time, they have discovered each other’s strengths and weaknesses, enabling them to play as a coordinated whole.” – Dr Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School.
64. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou.
65. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” – Babe Ruth
66. “The key to mastering any kind of sales is switching statements about you – how great you are, and what you do – to make statements about them.” – Jeffrey Gitomer.
67. The key is not to prioritize what is on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. – Stephen Covey
68. How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time. – Frederick Brooks
69. Every responsibility you get make it a pocket of greatness. – Jim Collins
70. “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”– Harry Golden
71. “People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.” – Seth Godin
72. “If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.” – Bob Hooey.
73. The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. – John D. Rockefeller
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