Category Archives: Quotes
Lots and lots of great quotes
Olivetti on happiness at work
Last week I spoke at the first Italian conference on happiness at work arranged by our awesome partners People 3.0.
One of the other speakers put up this quote by Adriano Olivetti, son of the founder of the Olivetti company in the original Italian. To the best … Continue Reading ››
Aaron Sorkin: “When you feel good you do the best writing.”
I'm currently taking an online masterclass where Aaron Sorkin, the legendary writer behind The West Wing, A Few Good Men, The Social Network and many others, teaches screen writing.
In one lesson, he underscored the importance of feeling happy while writing:
Remember, writing and painting a fence are … Continue Reading ››
Bertrand Russell on work
"Without self-respect genuine happiness is scarcely possible. And the man who is ashamed of his work can hardly achieve self-respect." - Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell on success
"I do not deny that the feeling of success makes it easier to enjoy life.... Nor do I deny that money, up to a certain point, is very capable of increasing happiness. What I do maintain is that success can only be one ingredient in happiness, and is too … Continue Reading ››
Download a free pdf poster with great quotes about happy leadership
We have created a poster with inspiring quotes about leadership - you can download the pdf for free right here.
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"My father used to have an expression. He'd say, Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about your place in your community." - Joe BidenI love this. I also love Biden's passionate plea for his staff to not neglect their home lives.
The business of business is business? Not so fast!
The economist Milton Friedman famously once said that "The business of business is business."
We respectfully disagree.
Here's why.
Make a difference – or do something else
If you can not honestly say that your job is overall making life better for someone somewhere in some way that is meaningful to you, then you should be doing something else.
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Its not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau