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For the next two days, I will be bringing in real time the top leadership quotes and lessons from the 2021 Global Leadership Summit (GLS). Therefore, make sure you bookmark this site and check back often. For those not familiar with the GLS, it is two days of rich, high-impact, inspiring sessions, and learnings from a diverse faculty who will share their wisdom and practical perspective to support you in your leadership growth.
As a way to add additional value to leaders, I want to provide you a complimentary copy of my latest ebook The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1. Because of the world we currently live in, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.
The morning’s next speaker was Richard Montanez. During his leadership tenure at PepsiCo, Richard was recognized for his visionary leadership, innovation and commitment to diversity. He has been named one of the most influential Latinos in corporate America and is the only four-time recipient of PepsiCo’s Chairman’s Award, the highest honor given to employees based on performance and work ethic.
The following are 26 Leadership Quotes from his instructive session along with additional comments from Willow Creek Community Church senior pastor Dave Dummit and World Vision CEO Edgar Sandoval, Sr.:
Dave Dummit
- “What you do as leaders, it matters.”
- “Leaders, do not get tired of leading. It’s worth it.”
- “There are a lot of churches, a lot of non-profits, a lot of businesses, right now whose origins can be traced back to this moment (at the Summit).”
Edgar Sandoval, Sr.
- “Strong decisive leadership is critical. It is up to leaders to determine when breakthrough ideas are needed.”
- “Breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere.”
- “Leaders are called to create the environments needed for a breakthrough idea.”
- “The biggest enemy of breakthrough is called ‘Good Enough.’”
- “A breakthrough idea will come from your current DNA.”
- “Once you hear it, a breakthrough idea becomes obvious.”
Richard Montanez
- “I learned my leadership from the hood, from the ghetto.”
- “I’m ghetto rich. I also learned leadership from women.”
- “I will take the leadership of women any day. When God created women, he was showing off!”
- “To inspire someone is to breath into life.”
- “Stay away from people who discourage you. Hang out with people who encourage you.”
- “Your value is not tied to your bank account. It is tied from your service to humanity.”
- “There’s two type of leaders – The leadership of a pharaoh, the leadership of a deliverer.”
- “Pharaohs take people hostage.”
- “Deliverers help people become everything they are called to be.”
- “Pioneer – you need big feet to carry you.”
- “Settler – they build communities.”
- “I tell young people to stop quitting your job every six months and settle and build something.”
- “Purposeful leaders help others find their purpose.”
- “All you need is one revelation to create a revolution in your life. A revelation is something that’s always been and now revealed to you.”
- “I was never created to fit in. We are all created to stand out.”
- “I didn’t learn to read and write until I became an adult. My wife taught me.”
- “When you mop that floor, make sure it signs and people know a Montanez mopped it. Never make it about Frito-lay or Pepsi, make it about your last name.”
- “Don’t become such an expert you can’t see anymore.”
- “Every great innovator said the same thing, ‘What if…’”
- “There will always be someone in the room who will try to steal your destiny.”
- “I bought my first tie from Goodwill for $3.”
- “My wife did three things for me – Inspire, Encourage, and Remind.”
- “There was something inside of me greater than fear.”
- “Hunger is the antidote to fear.”
- “Many times greatness comes in ridiculous forms. If you are not willing to look ridiculous you will never achieve greatness.”
- “If they mistake you for a worker, take it as a compliment. It means you look like a worker.”
What an incredible session! The morning’s next speaker will be A.R. Bernard. Also, to further invest in your leadership click What Are Leaders Currently Reading? The Top 10 Most Read Leadership Posts Of July ’21.
The Top 60 Leadership Quotes From 2021 Part 1 is my latest ebook. For many entering a post-pandemic environment, leadership looks completely different than the pre-pandemic world. People are more broken now. They are more uncertain. Fear and anxiousness are unwelcome constant companions. Cultures are more unhealthy. Relationships are more dysfunctional. Hope seems to be in short supply. Every day seems to bring a new hacking, natural disaster, or unexpected calamity.
Therefore, the fundamentals of leadership are more important than ever. The quotes in this book deal with the basics of leadership. If you want to be the best leader you can possibly be, click HERE or on the image provided to download this FREE resource. The lessons learned from last year, if applied, will sustain you for years to come.