“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what you want them to achieve and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” - Gen. George S. Patton David was a recent graduate of engineering school and was in his first supervisory position on a construction...
“I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.” - George W. Bush One of my class members was a project manager for a commercial construction company. On the last day of a big job he had been working on, he noticed that one of the...
“Education is a kind of continuing dialogue, and a dialogue assumes, in the nature of the case, different points of view.” - Robert Hutchins Oprah Winfrey was the most successful daytime TV star of all time. In fact, she is still one of the most influential people in...
“Enthusiasm is by far the highest-paid quality on earth, probably because it is one of the rarest; yet it is one of the most contagious.” – Frank Bettger Have you ever noticed that the most successful people in just about any industry are the early risers? Ben...
Week #3: Gain Enthusiastic Cooperation from Others. Many of this week’s principles will help you gain cooperation from others. The only way to get people to do things for you is to get them to WANT to do things for you. Most people have an eager want to be accepted by...
“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury.” - E. H. Chapin This principle sounds like common sense, but it’s uncommon in practice. Many relationships have ended with one party feeling slighted by the other, and...