Quotes about Reliability
It has been said that you don't really know people until you have observed them when they interact with a child, when the car has a flat tire, when the boss is away, and when they think no one will ever know. But people with integrity never have to worry about that. No matter where they are, who they are with, or what kind of situation they find themselves in, they are consistent and live by their principles.
- John Maxwell
Where trust is absent, leadership falters.
- John Maxwell
Character makes trust possible. And trust makes leadership possible. That is the Law of Solid Ground.
- John Maxwell
Character communicates consistency Leaders without inner strength can't be counted on day after day because their ability to perform changes constantly. NBA great Jerry West commented, "You can't get too much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good." If your people don't know what to expect from you as a leader, at some point they won't look to you for leadership.
- John Maxwell
Trust must be built day by day. It calls for consistency. Some of the ways a leader can betray trust include: breaking promises, gossiping, withholding information, and being two-faced. These actions destroy the environment of trust necessary for the growth of potential leaders. And when a leader breaks trust, he must work twice as hard to regain it.
- John Maxwell
THE LAW OF COUNTABILITY Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts.
- John Maxwell
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
- Henry David Thoreau
Nothing is great like friendship on earth, No jewel No pearl has got it's worth. No one except a friend can be trusted, Your life will never ever get rusted.
- Anonymous
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
- Khalil Gibran
There is no friend as loyal as a book.
- Ernest Hemingway
In good times and bad times, I'll be on your side for ever more...that's what friends are for.
- Steve Jobs
He who hath many friends hath none.
- Aristotle