Catalyst ’15 – 25 Leadership Quotes From Neil Blumenthal

As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA.  The theme for this year’s conference is Awaken The Wonder.

The afternoon’s first speaker in the Catalyst lineup was Neil Blumenthal.  Neil is the co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, Fast Company’s 2015 Most Innovative Company.  The following are 25 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from his session.

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1. My mom being a nurse for 35 years taught me how to serve others.
2. It’s hard to executive on an idea if you don’t have specifics.
3. Having a positive impact means nothing unless there’s something behind it.
4. Rethink your brand in terms of the need you are meeting
5. People won’t come if you build it. They have to be told.
6. Stand back and break every challenge into smaller steps.
7. Whenever you’re trying to solve a problem there will be moments of doubt.
8. By treating people as valued person’s rather than needy beneficiaries we serve people with greater dignity.
9. Every detail matters.
10. People would rather be blind than walk around in donated 1970s glasses.
11. Whenever you are on an entrepreneurial journey you’ll encounter challenges.
12. Selling to someone instead of giving it to them adds dignity.
13. It’s our job as leaders to learn and develop the people under us.
14. Is it about the dollars donated or the people putting on the glasses?
15. Brands can build relationships with consumers.
16. You can be good in the world and not charge a premium for it.
17. Innovation often comes out of constraint.
18. If we can approach every aspect of the business with this level of detail, we can continue to grow and innovate.
19. The question is always How Can We Do More Good?
20. It is really hard to answer a customer service question in 140 characters.
21. If you don’t ask for innovation, if you don’t ask for passtion, you’re not going to get it.
22. As leaders, it’s our job to help others find their passions.
23. As leaders, it’s our job to spur creativity and help put in constraints.
24. Innovation always requires a deep examination of a problem.
25. We need to make a number of small fixes that lead to big pieces.

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