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When trust permeates a ministry, great things are possible, not the least of which is an opportunity to reach the ministry's potential.

When trust permeates a ministry, great things are possible, not the least of which is an opportunity to reach the ministry's potential.

Max De Pree
Opportunity, Ministry, Great Things

History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

Max De Pree
Past, Beliefs And Values, Our Future
Max De Pree (2008). “Leadership Jazz - Revised Edition: The Essential Elements of a Great Leader”, p.59, Crown Business

A short term view will lead to a partial and perhaps twisted view of the whole picture. A crucial element may be missing. We may not be running the entire race. A friend of mine described a colleague as great at running the "ninety-five yard dash." That is a distinction I can do without. Lacking the last five yards makes the first ninety-five pointless. In fact, serious runners thing of it as a 110 yard dash so that no one will best them in the last few yards. You've got to think beyond the whole.

Max De Pree
Friendship, Running, Thinking

We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.

Max De Pree
Growing, Cold, Growing Old

Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.

Max De Pree
Successful, Organization, Choices

When things go awry, trust powers the generators until the problem is fixed.

Max De Pree
Problem, Fixed, Generator
Max De Pree (1997). “Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community”, Jossey-Bass

Leaders should leave behind them assets and a legacy.

Max De Pree
Leader, Legacy, Assets
Max De Pree (1987). “Leadership is an Art”, Doubleday Business

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