Leadership is Hell Quotes

“The reality is that insincerity is that force that holds society together. Ambrose Bierce defined politeness as “the most respectable hypocrisy.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“The Single Biggest Reason Talented People Fail Many gifted, intelligent, charming, decent, charitable and hard-working people fail. One should go so far as to say that most such people fall short of their dreams or at least their potential, because of one reason: They failed to identify in themselves an Achilles’ heel that was common knowledge to other people.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“As a leader, you have to have an almost infinite love for your organization or your cause to be able to find advisers who won’t simply parrot your views. The parroting isn’t necessarily a consequence of their selfishness or their desire for self-preservation. It’s because of the “loyalty bind,” which gives them an exaggerated view of your effectiveness.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“When you become a leader, every circumstance you face will be one that tends to overinflate your ego and set you up for failure.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“In one episode of the gloriously inane yet profound SpongeBob Squarepants, SpongeBob and his starfish friend Patrick watch in horror as they watch others flee from them in a state of fright. They begin to imagine that they are too ugly for the rest of society. At some point, they are able to piece together that they both had consumed onion-peanut sundaes that give them such horrible breath that inevitably chased away anyone around them. Neither one could conclude this for himself; they were both able to sense it for each other.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“We love to mock people behind their back, but most of us would frankly be unable to criticize Attila the Hun to his face if the opportunity presented itself.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“You need to let go of what you’re not good at. You may be charismatic, you may enjoy attention, and many people may enjoy you—but you may still be a mediocre manager, unskilled at follow-through, handling budgets or making tough decisions. Conversely, you may be great at the behind-the-scenes work, but you’ll never be the charming face of the organization. You now need to admit that it’s time to let some things go and hand them to others who can manage better.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“Leggo My Ego Your ego can be your best friend, but often it’s your worst enemy. You can’t stand up and make a difference without having a strong sense of self. You can’t move in a new direction without having a solid ego.”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul

“bright and ambitious young people to discuss concepts such as leadership and success. As students with better-than–4.0 grade point averages and near-perfect SAT scores, they”
― Rob Asghar, Leadership is Hell: How to Manage Well - And Escape with your Soul