The Queen’s role is obviously not one of hands-on, day-to-day management, but were someone to write a ‘Management Handbook’ with advice from Her Majesty, these quotes might give you an idea of her views:
On Change Management
“I lived long enough to know that things never remain quite the same for very long.”
On Corporate Responsibility
“The true measure of all our actions is how long the good in them lasts.”
On Resilience
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”
On Project Management
“It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.”
On Employee Movitvation and Wellbeing
“Perhaps we make too much of what is wrong and too little of what is right. The trouble with gloom is that it feeds upon itself and depression causes more depression.”
On Leadership
“I know of no single formula for success, but over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal, and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration, to work together.”
On Teamwork
“Whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.”
And Finally
“I have to be seen to be believed.”
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