Gladstar Gifted and Talented School

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future” (JFK). Wise all the time. Especially so if we hope to manage a potential crisis. #Leadership — GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) February 28, 2020

Love, laughter and generosity makes for a happier life #leadership #personalgrowth pic.twitter.com/Oebs3LAStW — Gerry McCann (@themerry_monk) February 29, 2020

Organizational life requires you to act with others in mind. You earn the right to lead by advancing the welfare of others. Judge your leadership by it's impact on others, not your intent. Advancing the leadership of others makes you remarkable. #leadership #LFreakquote — Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) February 29, 2020

None of the above. Pay people exceedingly well, take incredibly good care of them, give them ample time off, full days to themselves, regular sabbaticals, incredible people as teammates, lots of control over their work, etc. — Jason Fried (@jasonfried) February 27, 2020

As a personal anecdote, equity in both Coinbase and Airbnb is worth much more than my already competitive salary. Some of that equity has already realized, but likely more of it will realize in upcoming years. I was happy, even when earlier employees and founders got more than me — Karri Saarinen (@karrisaarinen) February 28, 2020

Giving out equity in startups benefits ownership way more than employees. It allows the owners to push employees harder and harder because “you’ve got skin in the game now… you’re an owner.” No you aren’t. Owning less than 1% of anything isn’t ownership. — Jason Fried (@jasonfried) February 27, 2020

Reward employees with great pay, great benefits, great co-workers, lots of flexibility, freedom, and agency over their work, intellectual and creative stimulation, and an environment where they can do the best work of their careers. — Jason Fried (@jasonfried) February 27, 2020

The more respect we lose, the more authority we need. Leaders that demand respect have already lost it. Show respect if you hope to earn respect. #leadership #LFreakquote — Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) February 27, 2020

Striving for continuous improvement and want to supercharge business performance? You need #AAR (After Action Review). “One of the most successful organisational learning methods yet devised.” - @petersenge @SoLNorthAmerica Want to know more? Visit https://t.co/CdPmiziwK1 pic.twitter.com/jHlTJ0y83e — iTS Leadership (@iTSLeadership) February 27, 2020

Meaningful concluding advice from @NYGH_News CEO @DrJoshuaTepper for the @UofTFamilyMed Leadership Basics course - don’t chase a position; figure out your purpose and your ‘why’, and find the #leadership role that aligns with your personal goals. @CanteenwallaC @DavidGordWhite — Allan Grill (@allan_k_grillMD) February 27, 2020

Underrated: You only have to be “right” about one thing in your career to be smart in Silicon Valley. * Pick the right startup to join * Invest in the right company * Become obsessed with the right sector before everyone Many smart people have only been right about one thing. — Jeff Morris Jr. (@jmj) February 25, 2020

Underrated: You only have to be “right” about one thing in your career to be smart in Silicon Valley. * Pick the right startup to join * Invest in the right company * Become obsessed with the right sector before everyone Many smart people have only been right about one thing. — Jeff Morris Jr. (@jmj) February 25, 2020

Coca-Cola sold 25 bottles in their first year but kept going. Don't quit. Things may just work out yet. - Steve Keating #Leadership — Bruce Van Horn (@BruceVH) February 23, 2020

Negative is normal. It won’t make you successful but it’s a normal way of life. Don’t ignore it, but you need to handle it. You don’t have to live in it. You don’t have to dwell on it. Just acknowledge it and then handle it. Why be normal? #positivity #success #leadership pic.twitter.com/EJNSqVAr9V — Nick Christelis (@LeadingGuru) February 24, 2020

"Mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves." Spielberg Coaches ask questions that create new possibilities. #leadership #LFreakquote — Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) February 22, 2020

The greatest mark of a leader is not strength, but kindness. You must feel. You must put yourself everyday in the shoes of those you lead. A kind heart will always lead you to do the right things. — Akinwumi A. Adesina (@akin_adesina) February 23, 2020

Gifted people, because of the pressure placed on them, often struggle with high levels of stress. How do you deal with this stress? — SENG (@SENG_Gifted) February 21, 2020

Harvard University is offering FREE 14 online courses on Data Science. Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research. Advance your career. Pursue your passion. Keep learning. #datascience #Momentswithbren https://t.co/HhgF8UdbdN — Momentswithbren (@MWBren) February 20, 2020

Why do CEOs have such low scores in emotional intelligence? https://t.co/X7fKQ2fWG1 #leadership pic.twitter.com/iHZKNHwLuZ — World Economic Forum (@wef) February 15, 2020

The natural instinct is to dwell in the past, perseverate over mistakes that were made, and be consumed with regret. The smart choice is to learn from your history, and then move boldly forward. #Leadership #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/RRTPCNGPpp — Tom Varghese Jr. MD (@TomVargheseJr) February 15, 2020

Leaders who don’t ask questions are bottlenecks. Assume that you don’t know, even if you think you do. Ask open questions. Make it your job to ask questions that help others figure things out. You teach people to think when you ask questions. #leadership #Lfreakquote — Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) February 15, 2020

If you're always doing your best, what more can you ask for? What you plant now, will harvest later. 🌻 Create a foundation now to set your #future self up for success! pic.twitter.com/iOsOprG2fC — Brian Tracy (@BrianTracy) February 15, 2020

Top story: Say IDONT: Top 7 things you didn’t know about child marriage | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund https://t.co/9bwzpjjaIl , see more https://t.co/VXYRVjeDkl — Joseph Moshood (@jmgladstar) February 15, 2020

14) Now let's say our company is growing up. And we have a strong sense that if we put $1 into ads, it will produce $2 in new revenue. We should take some debt to fund this cust acq. We KNOW we can pay it back and this capital will be cheaper than equity to grow the biz. — Elizabeth Yin (@dunkhippo33) February 14, 2020

13) So let's say we are starting a co. We have no revenue. We don't know our business model. In this case, we'd rather take an equity deal, because we probably won't even quality for any debt providers or the interest will be too ridiculous to compensate for their risk. — Elizabeth Yin (@dunkhippo33) February 14, 2020

11) In general, you want to take equity when things are quite risky / not guaranteed of working. And you want to take debt when you just need working capital but it's a near slam dunk you are going to be able to use money to make money immediately. — Elizabeth Yin (@dunkhippo33) February 14, 2020

The customer is always right is BS. Not all customers have your best interest in mind. Many will ask for endless product modifications and price concessions. Don't ruin your company by chasing after bad customers. Have the courage to walk away. #leadership #entrepreneur — Jon S Rennie 🇺🇸 (@jonsrennie) February 14, 2020

Friday’s Quote of the Week: Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it. ~ Travis Kalanick pic.twitter.com/1hHfpKvHMn — Leadership Institute For Entrepreneurs (LIFE) (@LIFE_Startups) February 14, 2020

"Entrepreneurship is about being awake and starting small." Jim Ovia #FridayMotivation #Glocalisation #FridayThoughts #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/n4H2Lu3NKR — GlocalbrandSummit (@Glocalbrandsng) February 14, 2020

Vulnerability. The modern leaders most important trait... #leaders #workforce #leadership https://t.co/prOZT9Dpi4 — Rory Moore (@RealRoryMoore) February 12, 2020

#Business #leaders who prioritize their employees first attract top talent and experience less turnover, according to Matt Tenney in his article The Surprising Secret to Attracting and Retaining Great Talent from @ConstructionMag https://t.co/kxotxRi1IA — Connections4Success (@C4SConsultant) February 12, 2020

a few very quotes that hint at a very powerful concept in startups: 1) "The trick is, a market has to be nonexistent when you start. If the market is large early on, you will have too many competitors. You have to make it large." -Douglas Leone — tyler hogge 🎯 (@thogge) February 11, 2020

If there's one thing I've learned in 12 years of startups, it's this -- direction is so much more important than speed. — James Beshara (@jamesbeshara) February 11, 2020

“The need to be right all the time is the biggest barrier to new ideas.” Edward De Bono #Leadership pic.twitter.com/z8vn4ALsJM — Rebecca Herman, PhD (@BeAServantLdr) February 11, 2020

People don't just leave because they want a new challenge, normally its because of one of these 9 things that make them quit you as their manager #FAST #Leadership pic.twitter.com/3LXOLxdUYG — Gordon Tredgold (@GordonTredgold) February 11, 2020

A pivot is essentially a shift in business strategy to test a new approach regarding a #startup 's business model or product after receiving direct or indirect feedback, and it's one of the fundamental concepts of lean startup methodology! #founders #entrepreneurs pic.twitter.com/5rwLOc9rqk — Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) February 9, 2020

When you move your Focus.... #MondayMotivation #Inspiration #motivation #Entrepreneurs #startup #success #quote pic.twitter.com/mkSNN9Gcaj — Dr Gorakh Bobde (@DrGorakhTBobde) February 10, 2020

#SaturdayMotivation “Write. Write. Write. Don’t worry so much about being published or discovered. Worry about writing what you have to write - what you need to say, and how you’re going to say it. The rest will come.” ~ Uzodinma Iweala #amwriting #WritingCommunity #entrepreneurs pic.twitter.com/tQ5D4gQ0N2 — Kerri Davidson (@bagoflettuce) February 8, 2020

People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. #CleanTech #Entrepreneurs pic.twitter.com/hwA28fTx05 — CLIME-IT Solutions (@CLIME_IT) February 8, 2020

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” - Ronald Reagan #leadership Happy Birthday Mr. President 🇺🇸 You were truly a great #leader . #CommonSense #America #USA #integrity #honor pic.twitter.com/0imnd8S4cG — Del Duduit (@delduduit) February 6, 2020

In the Navy we were taught that you can delegate AUTHORITY but never RESPONSIBILITY. The leader is aways RESPONSIBLE. Corporate America delegates RESPONSIBILITY but rarely AUTHORITY. They hold people accountable & don't give them the tools to get the job done. #leadership — Jon S Rennie 🇺🇸 (@jonsrennie) February 6, 2020

Gandhi: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Appreciate leaders who acknowledge their weaknesses, their blind spots, their imperfect knowledge and work to overcome them. Honesty begins with self-awareness. #Leadership — GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) February 5, 2020

“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear” (Socrates). The best leaders persuade us by by being honest in word and deed, by their willingness to learn, to change, to build consensus, and to genuinely care about others. #Leadership — GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) February 6, 2020

Courage - we often tend to think that someone is either born with courage or not. But anyone who has ever had to be courageous knows that’s really not how it is. I love this quote by Sarah Boyd, author of the wonderful children’s book “The boy who stood tall” #leadership pic.twitter.com/VkRuqWh1ef — Surya Ramkumar (@silenteloquence) February 5, 2020

#RT @HarvardBiz : RT @PGelsinger : Really insightful and motivating piece by @HarvardBiz . Don't let your success get in the way of your efforts to make a positive change. The more I know, the more I know I don’t know. #leadership #impact https://t.co/Ohe06bb94S — Luxury Survey (@LuxuryUp) February 5, 2020

'It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do" (Steve Jobs) #Leadership #Culture pic.twitter.com/62PgT6oCZQ — Lorena Torres (@lorenatorres07) February 2, 2020

If you want to be a better leader try these 9 simple tips #FAST #Leadership pic.twitter.com/fljqxN1VfJ — Gordon Tredgold (@GordonTredgold) February 4, 2020

Ask yourself what is really important and then have the courage to build your life around your answer. #Leadership pic.twitter.com/w8BlCLMNTO — Tim Fargo (@tim_fargo) February 3, 2020

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou #leadership #relationships #truth #QOTD pic.twitter.com/Q4Y1jocmTW — Stephen R. Covey (@StephenRCovey) January 31, 2020

If you want to communicate trust & value in your people, 2 actions matter most: 1. Empower them to make decisions & follow through w/ the vision. Step back & relinquish control. 2. Celebrate mistakes as learning opportunities. Fear of failure = paralysis. #leadership — T.J. Vari (@tjvari) January 30, 2020