Leadership VoicesWit & Wisdom | Leadership Voices https://leadershipvoices.com Legacy Leadership Principles For Today And Those That You Are Leading Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:45:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 79463028 John Locke on Leadership [Quote] https://leadershipvoices.com/quotes/john-locke-on-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/quotes/john-locke-on-leadership/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 17:08:47 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?post_type=quote&p=9313 Quote Post John LockeWhenever the power that is put in any hands for the government of the people, and the protection of our properties, is applied to other ends, and made use of to impoverish, harass or subdue them to the arbitrary and irregular commands of those that have it; there it presently becomes tyranny, whether those that thus use it are one or many.
John Locke
Second Treatise, Chapter 18

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/quotes/john-locke-on-leadership/feed/ 0 9313 The Wit of the Staircase https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/10/05/the-wit-of-the-staircase-2/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/10/05/the-wit-of-the-staircase-2/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:37:13 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9063 The French seem to always be in possession of le mot juste (the right word). They indeed have a phrase for the moment following a tense or embarrassing incident that happens to those who are not gifted with a quick wit: “l’esprit de l’escalier” Translated, it means “the wit of the staircase”. Or, more clearly […]

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]]> The French seem to always be in possession of le mot juste (the right word). They indeed have a phrase for the moment following a tense or embarrassing incident that happens to those who are not gifted with a quick wit: “l’esprit de l’escalier” Translated, it means “the wit of the staircase”. Or, more clearly […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/10/05/the-wit-of-the-staircase-2/feed/ 2 9063 Are You Moving Fast Enough? https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/09/28/are-you-moving-fast-enough/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/09/28/are-you-moving-fast-enough/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 11:54:48 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=9051 The great social commentator of the 1920s and 30s, Will Rogers was a man of great insights. Some of his thoughts on the human condition are on one level very humorous. And on another level they are incredibly deep for a guy who dropped out of school in the 10th grade. But, he is credited […]

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]]> The great social commentator of the 1920s and 30s, Will Rogers was a man of great insights. Some of his thoughts on the human condition are on one level very humorous. And on another level they are incredibly deep for a guy who dropped out of school in the 10th grade. But, he is credited […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2015/09/28/are-you-moving-fast-enough/feed/ 2 9051 Wit & Wisdom from Midland County, TX https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/17/wit-wisdom-from-midland-county-tx/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/17/wit-wisdom-from-midland-county-tx/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:51:14 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7579   I love living in Texas.  I usually tell people that I was born in way extreme far east Texas. [better known as Alexandria, Louisiana].  And you get wit & wisdom out of folks in Texas that you don’t seem to find in or around the Capital Beltway.  I know, because I lived in that […]

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]]>   I love living in Texas.  I usually tell people that I was born in way extreme far east Texas. [better known as Alexandria, Louisiana].  And you get wit & wisdom out of folks in Texas that you don’t seem to find in or around the Capital Beltway.  I know, because I lived in that […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/17/wit-wisdom-from-midland-county-tx/feed/ 2 7579 Bearded Leadership https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/02/bearded-leadership/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/02/bearded-leadership/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:22:07 +0000 Billy Long http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=7390 What does having a beard have to do with Leadership? Well, maybe nothing, but maybe everything. If you look back through history, have all of our great leaders been older? Have they all had beards? I think one of our best leaders in history had a pretty epic beard, Abraham Lincoln. What is my point? […]

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]]> What does having a beard have to do with Leadership? Well, maybe nothing, but maybe everything. If you look back through history, have all of our great leaders been older? Have they all had beards? I think one of our best leaders in history had a pretty epic beard, Abraham Lincoln. What is my point? […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/09/02/bearded-leadership/feed/ 4 7390 Holding the Helm https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/03/05/holding-the-helm/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/03/05/holding-the-helm/#respond Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:10:33 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6196 Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. Publilius Syrus We are living in difficult days. I am speaking globally. And I am speaking about our nation. And I am speaking about the great state of Texas. And I am speaking about my own little life. Nobody panic. All is well in my […]

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]]> Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. Publilius Syrus We are living in difficult days. I am speaking globally. And I am speaking about our nation. And I am speaking about the great state of Texas. And I am speaking about my own little life. Nobody panic. All is well in my […]

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]]> https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/03/05/holding-the-helm/feed/ 0 6196 Wit & Wisdom – Gandhi and Yeltsin https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/02/12/wit-wisdom-gandhi-and-yeltsin/ https://leadershipvoices.com/2014/02/12/wit-wisdom-gandhi-and-yeltsin/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:43:17 +0000 Kevin Bowser http://leadershipvoices.com/?p=6094 I have always been fascinated by Ghandi.  In fact, one of the most popular articles published on LeadershipVoices is an article about Gandhi and his leadership style.  And today I came across this quote. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” Mohatma Gandhi I have been […]

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]]> I have always been fascinated by Ghandi.  In fact, one of the most popular articles published on LeadershipVoices is an article about Gandhi and his leadership style.  And today I came across this quote. “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” Mohatma Gandhi I have been […]

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