Thomas J. Lee

Expert on Leadership and People Engagement
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#Leadership #Engagement #Performance #Culture #Communication

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@gtconway3d Contrary to widespread belief, there is no law requiring a corporation to honor a "fiduciary interest" to shareholders any more than a similar fiduciary interest to customers, employees, bondholders, mortgagees, or the general public.

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“A good question beats a good answer any day. That’s because a good answer is the end of intellectual inquiry and growth, while a good question is only the beginning.”

— Thomas J. Lee

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Q. How can you tell the Trump fanboys at an old-fashioned barn raising? A. They show up not with hammers and nails but with torches and tar.

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@HarvardBiz @Deloitte If @Deloitte is sponsoring this, why are you charging $495 a pop?

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Obituary for a Failed Presidency https://t.co/1bxXd2yawI via @NewYorker

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Check out my latest article: Like the Lady, They Choose Disraeli https://t.co/8KEa1Sdqiq via @LinkedIn

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���Here’s a little multiple-choice question that will tell you a great deal about the quality of your leadership: Are you trying to (a) control people, (b) impress people, (c) influence people, or (d) inspire people?”
— Thomas J. Lee
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[Thomas J. Lee @LeadAloud]

We have added a new page to our website. It has the most popular soundbites and quotable quotes from our speeches and workshops over the last twenty-five years. Take a look and bookmark the page for continuing reference.

#leader…https://t.co/dLGISm4NYq https://t.co/MdaT2vmUqi

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I have just posted (finally!) my review of Ron Chernow's magnificent biography of America's pre-eminent founding father, "Washington: A Life." If you liked his biography of Alexander Hamilton, you will love this book.

Go to https://t.co/kuzEN6Bj1u and scroll down.

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A Conversation on Crisis Leadership With Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell: https://t.co/uq4rh0Wzrr via @LinkedIn

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Check out my latest article: A Conversation on Crisis Leadership With Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell https://t.co/Lk1nuyjasT via @LinkedIn

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VOX is certifiably nuts. What an absolute, unmitigated waste of electrons. Do NOT bother with this article. "Karen: The anti-vaxxer soccer mom with speak-to-the-manager hair, explained": https://t.co/Ojr6r6YLT8 via @voxdotcom

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For the record, Obama didn't, and Trump did.

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I cannot believe it, but I can. This, apparently, is the soul of the Republican Party in 2019. God help us.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

#youseemnice

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Do you have a young leader on your gift list? Consider the gift of a biography or memoir. They are enjoyable and inspirational. Here's a long, annotated list of biographies and memoirs by or about famous leaders good and bad. https://t.co/CNc53YQxbq

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Your ON LEADERSHIP moment: "People may our may not remember what you know, but they will never forget how you make them feel." TJL at ON LEADERSHIP https://t.co/f9qxSgD2OF #onleadership

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@AOC Yosemite. Be sure to view Half Dome from Glacier Point and to climb Half Dome from the valley floor (it takes about 14 hours r/t).

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Peter Drucker famously said that culture eats strategy for breakfast. That certainly is true. What he didn't say, but could have, is that it eats Lean for lunch, management fads for dinner, and anything it pleases for dessert. https://t.co/f9qxSgD2OF

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Your ON LEADERSHIP quote of the day: "Given a choice between the urgent and the important, choose the important. Otherwise it isn't." https://t.co/insIG9ezKI

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IT'S A FACT: Smart people have more difficulty, not less, listening to other people. The smarter you are, the harder you have to work at really, really listening. Details at https://t.co/insIG9ezKI