Author: Margaret Heffernan

Quotes

The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

- Margaret Heffernan

In our house, Mother's Day is every day. Father's Day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn't cut for us.

In our house, Mother's Day is every day. Father's Day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn't cut for us.

- Margaret Heffernan

When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.

When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.

- Margaret Heffernan

For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.

For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.

- Margaret Heffernan

One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.

One of the sad truths about leadership is that, the higher up the ladder you travel, the less you know.

- Margaret Heffernan

If I have to spend a lot of time on planes, I try to think of this as time off. In certain ways, it's more restful than home: no Internet, no phones, no interruptions.

If I have to spend a lot of time on planes, I try to think of this as time off. In certain ways, it's more restful than home: no Internet, no phones, no interruptions.

- Margaret Heffernan

British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class.

British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class.

- Margaret Heffernan

The best remote companies I've seen do almost everything online, via email and telephone. But they also get together face to face on a regular basis.

The best remote companies I've seen do almost everything online, via email and telephone. But they also get together face to face on a regular basis.

- Margaret Heffernan

If the company depends entirely on you - your creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, salesmanship or charisma - nobody will want to buy it. The risk and the dependency are too great.

If the company depends entirely on you - your creativity, ingenuity, inspiration, salesmanship or charisma - nobody will want to buy it. The risk and the dependency are too great.

- Margaret Heffernan

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