Some people collect paintings. Others collect antiques. I collect great quotes on Leadership. Arnold Glasgow once said: “One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.” Now, I grew up on a farm. I learned you have to mend the fence before the cows get out. And you’ve got to face the facts if you have a broken fence.
I love what James Baldwin said about fixing problems: “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” Leadership must have the bold confidence to face the need for change. And you can’t change things until you face the sometimes ugly truth about your world. Paul the Apostle said: “Not that I’ve attained it yet. But forgetting what lies behind, I press toward the mark of the high calling of God.”
