“In the transmission of human culture, people always attempt to replicate, to pass on to the next generation the skills and values of the parents, but the attempt always fails because cultural transmission is geared to learning, not DNA.”
Gregory Bateson
“Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes it obstructs your vision.”
Hsi-Tang Chih Tsang
Zen master
“Keep your promises by identifying the actual values of your family and aligning them with your family business and philanthropic goals, strategies and actions.”
Gunther M. Weil
“The question for you and your organization is simple: Are you going to be a values leader or a values laggard?”
Gary Hamel
“What Matters Now”
“The only thing that works is management by values. Find people who are competent and really bright, but more importantly, people who care exactly about the same things you care about.”
Steve Jobs
“The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.”
Clark Moustakas
“Core values can be measured and profiled. It is essential to differentiate between people’s actual values and their aspired or desired values in order to develop a realistic values based organization.”
Gunther M. Weil
“Although your organization’s goals and strategies may frequently change, its core values generally do not. They establish the common cultural ground rules for what is considered worth doing.”
Gunther M. Weil
“Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.”
Stephen Covey
“Stop! Take a deep breath, pause for a few seconds and become aware of this moment. Do this often throughout each day and you’ll tap into the vast intelligence, which is your True Nature. A powerful wellspring of love and clarity will begin to inform your life. This is true freedom.”
Ellen Weil