Quality. Excellence. High standards. All things worth thinking about personally and professionally. And all things associated with Steve Jobs. So who better than Steve Jobs to challenge us today?

yardstick of qualityQuestions to Ponder

– Who is my yardstick?

– Am I a good yardstick?

Action Steps

1. Make your personal expectations of quality clear.

2. Live those expectations.

3. Become the yardstick worth being measured against.

My Thoughts

This quotation says much about effective leadership. Quality starts with you. And I’m not talking to people who have a title of manager, supervisor, VP, Director, or leader. I’m talking about you.

Quality starts with you.

And this isn’t just about quality, either. It is about any attribute or facet of your business or organization. Gandhi told us to be the change we want to see in the world. That is what Steve Jobs is telling us too.

It starts with us.

Quality.

Excellence.

Attitude.

I could go on – it all starts with us.

How good of a yardstick are you?

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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