Quotes about Values
Jack Welch of GE introduced many to his description of four types of employees based on their contribution to organizational goals and their alignment to corporate values:12 Delivers on commitments/shares our values—upward and onward Misses commitments/shares our values—second chance Does not meet commitments/does not share our values—out Delivers on commitments/does not share our values—this call demands managerial courage and for Welch, that answer is out!
— Pat MacMillan
The Bible reminds us that a little leaven leavens the whole loaf of bread. If one insists on maintaining a competitive spirit in the face of the above behaviors, it may be a strong indicator of a lack of value alignment. Such individuals may need to find an organization that is more in tune with their approach to organizational life.
— Pat MacMillan
Teach me neither to proffer nor receive cheap praise.
— Dale Carnegie
the royal road to a person's heart is to talk about the things he or she treasures most.
— Dale Carnegie
We have all read the golden rule and the Sermon on the Mount. Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.
— Dale Carnegie
The best physical, chemical, and other scientific knowledge will not tell us what to do and who to be.
— Dallas Willard
In charting one's course in life, it is important never to forget that many things that cannot be called wrong or evil are nevertheless not good for us.
— Dallas Willard
In every concrete situation we have to ask ourselves, not "Did I do the specific things in Jesus' illustrations?" but "Am I being the kind of person Jesus' illustrations are illustrations of?
— Dallas Willard
Consider a daily newspaper or television newscast and eliminate from it every report that presupposes a breaking of one of the Ten Commandments. Very little will be left.
— Dallas Willard
One of the greatest weaknesses in our teaching and leadership today is that we spend so much time trying to get people to do things good people are supposed to do, without changing what they really believe.
— Dallas Willard
The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self-control, the value of education, honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate for failure in the home.
— David O. McKay
My family values are really, really important.
— Ayesha Curry