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Believe is to follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer

“Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”

Roald Dahl (1916-1990);
British novelist

Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.

Confucius
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Confucius
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong, because someday in your life, you will have been all of these.”

George Washington Carver (1864-1943);
botanist, agricultural chemist, inventor, educator

Mr. PM the huge Quetta tragedy of today is unparalleled in extremely high loss to our police force in the history of Pakistan.

Kindly declare tomorrow, the Eid day, as a national mourning day, in solidarity with the families of the scores of martyred policemen and as a mark of gratitude to ultimate sacrifice of the sons of Pakistan, who laid down their lives in the way of fighting the terrorism, for our better tomorrow.

“If we dealt with our challenges and problems when they were seeds and did not allow them to turn into weeds… we would have a more fruitful and bountiful harvest in our life.”

Learn How to Lead in a Crisis

When you are leading in a time-pressured, make-or-break situation, you might wonder if you should take charge and command action or take the time to enable the innovation of others. You can do both. Here are three things to do in a crisis that are both directive and empowering:
Set a vision that instills both realism and hope. Assess the current situation and how it’s likely to evolve. At the same time, articulate the possibility of succeeding against all odds.
Bring people in. Set clear boundaries for who is on and off the core team, but invite in helpful collaborators as well. People may have to work in fluid, shifting arrangements, rotating in and out of teams as the demands of the situation evolve.
Engage. Dive in and start doing the work. Lead a disciplined, coordinated execution while also encouraging innovation through experimentation and learning along the way.

Adapted by HBR from “Leadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescue,” by Faaiza Rashid, Amy C. Edmondson, and Herman B. Leonard.

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