Author Profile
Frances Hesselbein
1915 • American • Businessman
57
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 57 quotesPlanning defines the particular place you want to be and how you intend to get there. It's a responsibility rather than a technique.— Frances Hesselbein
When it comes to communicating change at any time, the mission must be clear, and it must inspire.— Frances Hesselbein
Management is the set of skills that can help get things done. Unfortunately, its practice is too often a bag of manipulative tricks to advance someone's own interests, which creates cynicism.— Frances Hesselbein
Move beyond the old assumptions, practices, and language that can be barriers to equal access.— Frances Hesselbein
The Millennial mindset is one on the pulse of changing technology. They multi-task and enjoy a challenge. They need projects that utilize their knowledge and skills that can connect with their philosophical or deeper interests.— Frances Hesselbein
I always had this philosophy that only the best is good enough for those who serve girls.— Frances Hesselbein
I never had any question about the direction we were going in at the Girl Scouts. We shared our mission and research with all levels of leaders from the very beginning - a concept I created, using cups and saucers, called 'circular management.' Everyone was on a team; there were no superiors or subordinates. There was respect for all people.— Frances Hesselbein
I thought I'd never leave Pennsylvania. And I never imagined that I'd one day have the chance to lead the largest organization for girls and women around the world.— Frances Hesselbein
At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.— Frances Hesselbein
The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.— Frances Hesselbein
Leadership is not a basket of tricks or strategies or skills that you pull out. Leadership begins with the quality of the person.— Frances Hesselbein
When you see a roadblock or challenge as an opportunity, it is amazing how you are already halfway there.— Frances Hesselbein
Selling cookies is usually a girl's first exposure to the world of business. She learns how to meet the public, talk about a product, sell the product, and is responsible for collecting money, giving change, and delivering the product. That's quite a business venture for a 7-year-old.— Frances Hesselbein
It is not business, it is not government - it is the social sector that may yet save the society.— Frances Hesselbein
With a growing number of one-parent families in the country, the Girl Scout troop can be an indispensable and powerful positive factor.— Frances Hesselbein