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The Frustrating Magnetism of Strengths

Leadership Freak

“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” ” Abraham Maslow Your strength is your hammer. If only the world was a nail. Strengths pull toward “right” solutions.

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How Do You Know, That What Think You Know – Is True?

General Leadership

“I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. ” Abraham H. Who we are rises above what we say.

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Reshaping the Leadership and Culture Development Puzzle

The Practical Leader

” Abraham Maslow famously observed, “if the only tool you have is a hammer you treat everything as if it were a nail.” ” Many fad champions swing the hammer of the latest big organizational fix with monomaniacal zeal. Peter Drucker once defined a champion as a “monomaniac with a mission.”

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Choose growth

Lead Change Blog

His hammers, screwdrivers, and pieces of wood showed me the power of choosing a growth mindset in lieu of settling for a fixed one. Abraham Maslow, psychologist. Little did I realize it at the time, but Dad demonstrating his willingness to let go of what he thought the solution was and to try other things was an invaluable gift.

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How to Hold People Accountable without using Authority

Leadership Freak

Authority as a hammer: Maslow said, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have… Continue reading → If you didn’t have authority, how would you hold people accountable? Don’t demand what must be given.

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Stop Leading! You’re Bleeding Off Passion

Lead Change Blog

Remember Abe Maslow’s famed line: “If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” If you ruled out selling, communication, role-modeling, incentives, and recognition, what is left? They all depend on the leadership orientation of the leader.

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101 Greatest Quotes About Success and How to Achieve It

Lead from Within

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. – -Abraham Maslow. I learned much from my teachers, more from my books, and most from my mistakes. –Anonymous. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. –Sir Francis Bacon. Measure twice, cut once. – -Craftsman’s aphorism.