“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” Abraham Lincoln

For those who are in the position of leading and developing others understand the wisdom of these quotes. Because you get the insight, you are able to develop high performers, a positive team environment, and continually adapt your style to bring out the best in others.

Successful leaders seek the positive in others and are able to attract and retain people, achieve results, and make the world a better place.

Seeking the positive does not make you Polly Anna, it does make you an uncommon and accomplished leader.

A real leader who has real success, Robert, has built a strong company by:

• focusing on the bold goals,
• helping others to see the vision,
• rewarding achievements,
• maintaining a focus on the performance and not personality
• seeing others shortcomings with humor and humanity
• celebrating the uniqueness of each individual

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