#tea

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots. ↗

— Thurgood Marshall

#because #bent #boots #bootstraps #down

We cannot rest until each of us would be satisfied with randomly assigning our own children to any public school in the nation. ↗

— Jason Kamras

#education #inspirational #inspirational-success-failure #motivational #politics

I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts. ↗

— David Millar

#did #first #first time #fronts #hard

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?' ↗

— Henry Miller

#ask #asking #bring #damage #good

My words itch at your ears till you understand them ↗

— Walt Whitman

#teaching #teaching-as-leadership #leadership

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#trust #leadership

Remember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#leadership #teamwork #trust #leadership

People tend to work in teams, in a collaborative way, in an informal network. If you create an environment like that, it's much more effective and much more efficient. ↗

— Jim Mitchell

#create #effective #efficient #environment #informal

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#teamwork #leadership

It's as simple as this. When people don't unload their opinions and feel like they've been listened to, they won't really get on board. ↗

— Patrick Lencioni

#teamwork #leadership