People Skills Quotes

“They served to remind Cabal - should a reminder ever be necessary - why his social skills were so poor: people were loathsome and not worth the practise.”
― Jonathan L. Howard, Johannes Cabal the Detective

“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

“I think one can tell a lot about a person from the way he chooses to let the stub of his cigarette burn out...”
― Sanhita Baruah

“My point is this — you don't know. When I was first here, people looked at my hair, noticed apples on my tray, and thought 'hippie.' Then, from 'hippie' they thought 'druggie.' From there it went to 'will get me in trouble' and 'not worth my time,' and then they stopped thinking at all. No one bothered to find out if what they thought about me was true. No one wanted to hear what I thought. No one cared what I believed in. No one cared about talking to me or asking what my plans were for the day or night. And then came you. Don't let what you think you know make him into what I could have been. Don't become someone who doesn't think, just because you don't like him for some reason. Because, quite frankly, I like how you think. Except for now, of course.”
― Rebecca McKinsey, Sydney West

“It takes two to have a fight.”
― Roberta M. Gilbert, Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions

“People frequently point to communication as a problem, because its easy to notice, but usually it is a symptom of an underlying problem with a relationship posture.”
― Roberta Gilbert, Extraordinary Relationships: A New Way of Thinking About Human Interactions

“I love people but not in person”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed: Stop Pleasing, Start Living / Where the Crawdads Sing / Reasons to Stay Alive

“An apple a day, keeps anyone away; If you throw it hard enough.”
― Skylar Blue

“I became an artist because I was terrible with people.”
― Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

“Successful people play the part of being successful consistently in all that they do.”
― Lorii Myers, Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace

“Philip had an unfortunate trait; from shyness or from some atavistic inheritance of the cave-dweller, e always dislike people on first acquaintance; and it was not till he became used to them that he got over his first impression. It made him difficult of access.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage

“People skills in leadership are not negotiable.”
― Cristina Imre

“In the old days, even the most inconsequential people were impressive. You don't hear such stories these days, do you?”
― Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book

“That's the whole point of being human, to accept each other despite lacking comprehension.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission

“Splitting the difference is wearing one black and one brown shoe, so don't compromise. Meeting halfway often leads to bad deals for both sides.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“In leadership, you gotta love people first. Love the position second.”
― Janna Cachola

“It's okay to have a faulty product, it's not okay to have a faulty customer service. We cannot control engineering issues or weather, but we can control how we serve our guests.”
― Janna Cachola

“Too many leaders with business acumen and not enough people acumen.”
― Janna cachola

“Wise people get touched by the world, cause not everyone understands their visions.”
― Jordan Hoechlin

“You can manage a hotel, you can manage a business, but you don't manage people, you treat them like family.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Crisis makes us make decisions based on results and not what is right.”
― Janna Cachola

“If you can manage your mind (thoughts, emotions, and feelings), body, and behaviours you will gain a lot of credibility and trust in the eyes of your team. They also won’t fear you (or your unpredictability/changes in mood) and instead will open up to you. That level of trust and respect will in turn unleash better communication and cohesion within the team. You may even be sought after as a mentor.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“I was not always self-motivated. There were patches (occasions in my twenties and thirties) where my motivation would plummet, often for weeks on end. So, I have been on both sides and have a wider perspective. Based on that, I can tell you there will be several major career reasons why you should motivate yourself and not rely on others to push you. If you are a leader (or a wannabe leader) you must be inspired and fully engaged at work. Because if you don’t motivate yourself, how will you motivate others?”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“The fact is that Planet Earth is overloaded with highly qualified and uber experienced folk who are rubbish in the triple wisdom- have a dim idea of who they are, can’t manage themselves well and are middling at managing others. They rose up the ranks powered by mostly technical skills but now that’s far less important. They have entered their comfort zones but what got them here most certainly won’t get them there and what will take them further are some tough behavioral changes.”
― Binod Shankar, Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager

“I don't believe in what you have, I believe in what you are!”
― Jyoti P. Borah.

“I don't believe in what you have, I believe in what you are!”
― JyotiPrakash Borah.

“A reprimand does not often repair underperformance. It takes coaching, culture and candor.”
― Janna Cachola, Lead by choice, not by checks

“Everything we do is in service to people. When we lead, it is to serve our people so they can serve our customers.”
― Janna Cachola

“I lead from the heart. ALLways. There is no greater way.”
― Janna Cachola, Lead by choice, not by checks

“The focus shouldnt be about a person's potential. Everyone has potential. The issue is, if people dont see a future or prospect, they will not expand on their potential.”
― Janna Cachola