Fairclough Quotes

#1. Much of the world is focused on answers. This unfortunate. Situations change, the earth turns, and our needs fluctuate. Focusing on static answers puts one at a disadvantage. Empower yourself by searching for the right question as if it were a buried treasure and treasures will find you.

John Fairclough

#2. Complacency doesn't make sense for a guy trying to redefine normal.

John Fairclough

#3. I'm the CEO. My job is to get out of the way. I work with smart people and trust they can accomplish their goals. So I make sure to focus on removing roadblocks for them and then resume getting out of their way.

John Fairclough

#4. The role of a leader is to serve his people. We absolutely must first serve the people who we want to lead. They must be able to rely on the leader as much as we hope to rely on them.

John Fairclough

#5. If your team does not truly believe that you care about them, they will not follow you.

John Fairclough

#6. Christmas is a great time to recommit to each other and our communities.

James Lankford

#7. Change needs practice. And practice needs patience.

John Fairclough

#8. One of the most wonderful things you can do in this world is forgive others. We are designed to have flaws and make mistakes. If we emulate God, we are led to forgive. Giving someone the ability to recapture their dignity can transform lives. Do it often.

John Fairclough

#9. Stop me when I'm making too much sense.

John Fairclough

#10. The clearer you are about why you want to accomplish a goal, the easier it will be to figure how to accomplish it.

John Fairclough

#11. I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.

Walt Whitman

#12. When your team questions your competence, your ability to influence is shot.

John Fairclough

#13. Man created language to be understood. It should be normal to understand what people convey to us. Fear, ulterior motives, and closed mindedness are the enemies of understanding.

John Fairclough

#14. The single most outwardly identifiable trait demonstrated by a winning human being is that of positive self-expectation- which is pure and simple optimism.

Denis Waitley

#15. Don't make your audience play Jeopardy. Giving your answer before asking the question puts your audience at a disadvantage. It will also reveal your biases. Make it clear what question you are trying to answer first. Then allow your audience to engage in answering the question too.

John Fairclough

#16. When your team questions your motives and methods, you have lost their trust and you will not be able to influence them.

John Fairclough

#17. Plastic flowers last for hours

Bill Fairclough

#18. We are all on a collision course with ourselves. Inevitably, our existing habits will be counter-productive to achieving our bigger picture goals. To avoid the crash, we need to regularly review how we are doing things and make adjustments as needed.

John Fairclough

#19. My role as CEO is to protect the company AND nurture it to grow.

John Fairclough

#20. Just think, IBM and DEC in the same room, and we did it.

Ken Thompson

#21. The king just sits there, moving one square at a time. The queen can move so freely. I suppose I'd rather lose the game than forfeit her freedom.

Deborah Harkness