Max de Pree

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ↗

— Max de Pree

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The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. ↗

— Max de Pree

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The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be. ↗

— Max de Pree

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In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when. ↗

— Max de Pree

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