Ripple Quotes

“Your personal values are the best compass for your unique journey.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Structure significantly influences behavior, thereby dramatically impacting results.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Leaders need to know how the system works to be able to make effective decisions about changing the system or adjusting its operations.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Staying close yet just ahead of those you lead reduces the pressure on everyone.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Picturing your own personal future helps you see what steps to take - or not - to get there.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“An understanding of your organization's parts and connections is required to help everything work together.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“When you meet people where they are, everyone gets a stronger foundation upon which to build and grow.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“With real feedback, effective adjustments are possible.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Focus on helping people do their best instead of preventing the worst.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“People are doing the best that they can, even if it appears they are not.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Doing what's most important is the hardest and most rewarding work you will do as a leader.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“The success of a leader is determined by how much he or she can positively enable others.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Leaders who listen, look for, and uncover other's strengths create capacity and commitment.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“As a leader, no one will force you to do the things that matter - and neither will they forget if you don't.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“In leadership you can make the biggest impact by first working on yourself.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“This is the Ripple Effect: the cascading impact your leadership has on the people and systems of your organization.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Ripple Leaders equip and guide their people to achieve the mission by anticipating challenges and bridging the gap between what's available and what's needed.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“More is not always better. Better is better.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Equip others for their own journeys and tackle constraints they cannot.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“As a leader, you have the power to ask questions that can provoke self-examination, creative thinking, and problem solving in the other person.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“You get what you focus on.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Organizations naturally decline, so for optimum results, actively experiment and continuously tweak.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“The best people to help shape structure are those who are intimately involved with the results that structure produces.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Take time to create structure that embraces the richness of human diversity and possibility.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Ideally, every written or drawn picture of the future of your organization is simply evidence that collective thinking and understanding has taken place.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Our being must come first because it informs and improves our abilities, thereby allowing us to achieve accomplishments that truly matter.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“As a leader, you have the power to ask questions that can provoke self-examination, creative thinking, and problem solving in the other person!”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“To help others see their own paths, spark the fuel of their personal passions.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“Fear can be a great motivator, yet it provides no lasting direction.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works

“The best way to be respected is to be respectful.”
― Chris Hutchinson, Ripple: A Field Manual for Leadership that Works