Max de Pree Quotes

Max de Pree — American Businessman born on October 28, 1924,

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We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.