Veritas Inc. presents- Best leadership quotes

"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same" – Carlos Castaneda

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."- Winston Churchill

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”  - Woody Allen

"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." -Salvador Dali

“Fall seven times, Stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” – Tom Krause

“You can't do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow”

“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” – Tony Robbins

"Drive thy business or it will drive thee." -Benjamin Franklin

“Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ” ― Coco Chanel

"Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential." -Winston Churchill

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." -Arthur C Clarke

“There’s always a way – if you’re committed.” – Tony Robbins

“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson

Veritas Inc. has a couple of great trips planned!

Veritas Inc. is looking forward to a couple of trips that should be as much fun as they are inspirational.  Ed Cunliffe, the leader of Veritas Inc., is planning on taking several of the team’s leaders and travelling cross country to Seattle and Los Angeles.  The group of them will be spending some time in Seattle and south to Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles the group will be taking part of a client summit, where they will be working with all of the companies taking part in the project to narrow down their focus on the client’s marketing campaign and brainstorm ways to make it even more successful. 

In Seattle the team from Veritas Inc. will be taking part in a leaders meeting, where they will be working with other sales leaders from across the country to develop their skills and get themselves pumped up for another great year. 

All in all, it looks like quite an awesome time.  Congratulations to those leaders who have earned the chance to represent Veritas Inc. at these events!

Kennedy Space Center Director Talks leadership

Robert Cabana, the Director of the Kennedy Space Center, was interviewed by Tom Fox at the Washington Post and gave a great discussion about what it means to be a leader. 

One of the things that made him a successful leader is the passion that he has for the job. Ever since he saw the Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian he knew that he wanted to fly. His career in flight led him to the shuttle, which led him to where he is today. Because of this, he is passionate about what he does and energetic about the part that the Space Center plays in the world, and he channels that passion into his job.

But it’s more than that. He says that, especially in tough times, it’s helpful to be clear about the problems that lie in front of the team and to engage them in helping to develop solutions. 

“I really believe in servant leadership,” he adds. “You have to put the welfare of your people above your own.”

As a Director, Cabana says that he is active in his employee’s lives. He spends time on the floor checking in with his team, asking them what they’re doing and seeing what is going on. As he puts it, “you’ll learn more from walking around on the floor than you’ll ever learn sitting in some conference room up on the top floor.”

Checkout the entire article here.

Things great leaders do- from Veritas Inc.

Anyone can shout instructions, and any business with a good team can survive despite the person who is leading them. But great businesses are led by great leaders, people who understand that there is a lot more to leading a team than just giving instructions.

One thing that leaders know instinctively is that a business always runs better if employees have ownership in it. This means that they leave room for the team to come up with their own solutions to problems, rather than simply implementing what leadership has lain out. Not only does this lead to greater innovation, but the team will have more inclination to move forward with those ideas in an energetic and enthusiastic fashion.

Another thing is that they give attention, both deserved and undeserved. Everyone loves attention, especially when they aren’t expecting it. When a boss finds something tiny and unexpected to compliment, it shows that they are paying attention and appreciating the little things that everyone does. And sometimes, it’s a good idea to give a compliment like it could be self-fulfilling prophecy. People who receive compliments that they don’t quite see in themselves will sometimes work harder to make that compliment true.

Take the blame, even while giving the accolades to the team. The surest way to ensure employee loyalty is to follow this simple instruction. If someone makes a mistake or a team fails, a good leader should deal with the problem internally and then take the blame publically. Singling out scapegoats only creates an atmosphere of distrust and fear. The opposite is also true, if, when a team succeeds, the executive takes all the credit they’ll soon find their team leaving for greener pastures.

Veritas Inc. Training

We’ve had an interesting couple weeks at Veritas Inc..  Halloween has come and gone, the storm has passed us by, and there’s a definite chill in the air.  But the most exciting thing that happened to us in the last couple of weeks was the training that we had on Monday.

Periodically we invite clients to come into the office to help develop their campaigns and work with our team to train them more effectively.  One of our large telecom clients came into our office on Monday and worked with our team to help nail down their campaign more effectively.

And honestly?  It was a blast.  Not only did we get a chance to meet some of the people on their team, but we also had the chance to introduce them to the staff that has been assigned to their project and show them all the great progress that we have been making on their campaign.  Better yet, we worked together to help devise a more cohesive voice for our sales professionals as they work to find more customers for our client and help better reach out to the customers they already have.

After Monday’s training the team at Veritas Inc. is better equipped to reach out face-to-face to the public and provide a voice and a face for the brand.  We’re excited to get back to work!