High Road Leadership Quotes

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”149 That’s at the core of not keeping score. If”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“When you value all people, everybody wins.”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“... human beings were created for significance, not mere success.”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“When the other person takes a long time, he’s slow. When I take a long time, I’m thorough. When the other person doesn’t do it, he’s lazy. When I don’t do it, I’m busy. When the other person doesn’t follow the rules, he’s rude. When I don’t follow the rules, I’m original. When the other person gets ahead, he gets the lucky breaks. When I manage to get ahead, I’m smart and hardworking.16”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“If you don’t listen to them, you’re shrinking your influence and limiting your impact. If you can’t work with people who disagree with you, you will never become the leader you could be.”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“As we look at the current state of leadership, if we think all these problems have been created by “the other side,” we’re missing the point. If we want a better culture, a better country, and a better world, we need to look in the mirror and recognize our own contributions to the division we’re experiencing. We need to have a change of heart and mind in how we treat people. Instead of widening the chasm between us, we need to build bridges and move toward others while looking for common ground. The way to do that is to become a leader who takes the high road. That is what this book is about.”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides

“No wonder a recent poll found that 63 percent of Americans have little confidence in elected officials, 67 percent have “not too much” or “no confidence” in the federal government, and 70 percent believe lower trust in people makes it harder to solve the country’s problems.”
― John C. Maxwell, High Road Leadership: Bringing People Together in a World That Divides