Management and Leadership lesson from John Legere - CEO Uncarrier T-Mobile US

"Listen to your employees, listen to your customers. Shut the f** up and do what they tell you."

“Then I say that the genius of the marketing strategy that we’ve had in every company that I’ve ever been in is that if you ask your customers what they want and you give it to them, you shouldn’t be shocked if they love it. … I think this job at T-Mobile has more than anything else helped me really see and understand how to set a strategy, communicate like crazy, and then passionately lead from the front of it.”

Motivation is often the result of action, not the cause of it.

"I like to refer to this effect as the Physics of Productivity because this is basically Newton's First Law applied to Habit Formation: Objects in Motion tend to stay in Motion. Once a Task has begun, it is easier to continue moving it forward."

Schedule your Motivation

• "A lot of People never get around to writing because they are always wondering when they are going to write next."
• "If you waste resources trying to decide when or where to work, you'll impede your capacity to do the work."

"I will be happy when ...."

“I will be happy when _______ (fill in the blank)”

What “fill in the blank” are you chasing today? 

You don’t have to wait. You can be happy right here, right now.

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven...”

“You are a perfectly imperfect human being, like everyone else. Let’s acknowledge and celebrate all that is wonderful about you, and have fun improving you a little every day.”

“Like yourself and like everyone else, this person is a mixed bag. Their Sage, their true essence, is beautiful and compelling while their Saboteurs are annoying. To draw out the beautiful Sage in them, focus on and interact with that part of them.”

“You can actively turn every event or circumstance into a gift and opportunity. This includes your mistakes and failures.”

"failure is not the opposite of success but rather a step on the road to success."

Curiosity + Failure + Determination = Success.

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Aldous Huxley

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