Quotable Quotes in Development Management
1. Development is a comprehensive economic, social, political, and cultural process that aims at the improvement of the quality of life of all people and the full enjoyment of all fundamental freedoms and human rights without disntinction as to race, gender, religion, status, or political belief. It is though a genuine development that the full potentials of the human person and the whole human race can be fully realized. – UN Declaration of the Decade of Development.
2. Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things. Management is doing the right things right. – Unknown
3. An effective manager should be a good leader. A good leader should be an effective manager. – Unknown
4. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. – Henry Ford
5. Be not disturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding. – Chinese Proverb
6. Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. – Willian Ellery Channing
7. Conflict builds character. Crisis defines it. – Steven Thulon
8. Commitment in the face of conflict produces character. – Anonymous
9. It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived. – Ralph Charell
10. When angry, it is best to keep silent. To speak at that moment is to regret what you say for the rest of your life. – Ismael D. Tabije
11. When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred. – Thomas Jefferson
12. Control is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital. – Kenneth Kaye
13. Our lives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we do with conflict that makes the difference. – Thomas Crum
14. The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. – Thomas Paine
15. Resolving conflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment and appreciation of differences. – Thomas Crum
16. The number one goal of resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. – Anonymous
17. Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision; the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. – Andrew Carnegie
18. Take care of your character and your reputation will take care of itself. – Unknown
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