David Sturt Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By David Sturt
The important thing is to not assume that good is good enough, because even good things can always, always find a way to get better. — David Sturt
While good work, crucial as it is, sets our attention on execution and delivery, great work sets our attention on benefiting others. — David Sturt
It's natural to feel limited by the constraints of our jobs from time to time. But rather than seeing those constraints as limitations, we can see them as a starting point for making a difference. And when we look at constraints that way, life gets interesting. — David Sturt
Thinking of the good our work can do for others, beyond our daily to-do list, helps us change how we do what we do in ways that add meaning to our work. — David Sturt
The truth is, when we see ourselves as a box on somebody's org chart, we're miscalculating our own potential. — David Sturt
Difference makers look with their own eyes from a variety of perspectives to see new possibilities. — David Sturt
A fixed mindset causes people to fear failure; they don't want to try anything that might damage their current sense of ability and intelligence. Their self-worth and identity are wrapped up in not making a mistake, so they gravitate to fail-safe activities. People with growth mindsets, on the other hand, seek out challenges and activities that expand their abilities. The fixed mindset seeks sameness and validation; the growth mindset seeks learning and adaptation. — David Sturt
Difference making, by its very nature, is the art of taking something good and making it better. It's an act of fine-tuning, improving, and refining, not starting from zero. — David Sturt
Anyone can be a difference maker. — David Sturt
Job crafters are those who do what's expected (because it's required) and then find a way to add something new to their work. Something that delights. Something that benefits both the giver and the receiver. — David Sturt
Grade A objectivity won't come from those who are closest to us. It will come from outsiders. That's where we'll find divergent thinking, unexpected questions, novel ideas, differences of opinion, and added expertise. — David Sturt
I think it's the difference between working with your head down and with your head up. You need to look at everything going on around your job so that your eyes are open to possibilities. If you look at how your work affects others, at how relationships work, at what others want and need, you will see things you don't see when you are just going through the motions. — David Sturt
When we engage people in conversations about great work, we're not asking them to solve a problem for us. We're not selling something, nor are we asking for some kind of handout. What we're really doing is inviting them to participate with us in the shared enjoyment of making a difference. — David Sturt
There is something important you should know: the most significant examples of great work, the most poignant, the most inspiring, the ones we know would take your breath away, we can't tell you about. They haven't happened yet. They're yours. — David Sturt
You know things; you understand things. You have a history and a work life unlike anyone else's. Respect it. Pay attention to it. Let it inspire curious ponderings and original thinking. — David Sturt
Conversations with people we don't usually talk to lead to ideas we wouldn't think of on our own. — David Sturt
Great Work begins when we take the time to ask if there's something new the world would love. — David Sturt
Good is the foundation of Great. — David Sturt
Call it what you will, it's about getting up off your chair, going where the action is, and seeing things firsthand. Because when we see things for ourselves, with our own two eyes, it changes us. — David Sturt
When you begin to see problems as road signs that say "great work possibility; turn here," you're on your way. — David Sturt
Understanding requires our own observation. Solutions frequently come in the form of mental pictures. The only prescription is to get out and use our eyes to see how things work. — David Sturt
That's what reframing your role is all about: thinking about how your work affects others, looking at the larger purpose of your work and whom it benefits, and seeing yourself as a potential difference maker. — David Sturt
We've all got crazy ideas that tickle and nag. Let's turn up the volume on these great work muses. Allow them to germinate, mature and grow. — David Sturt
Difference makers know how to work loose, to model, fine-tune, and play with ideas before they execute them to find changes that are likely to succeed. — David Sturt
Each of us has a unique perspective on the world around us, an inner eye that has more to do with how we think than with what we see. — David Sturt
If you don't ask the right question, who will? — David Sturt
Moses was good at his job. He was efficient. He was always busy making the room clean. But at the same time, he could read the family's emotions. He never made a medical diagnosis or overstepped the bounds of his position. But he shared a lot of practical, commonsense wisdom gleaned from helping hundreds of families make it through traumatic surgery. Moses reinforced the good: "You're sitting up today; that's a good boy." He offered encouragement: "You're brave. You're strong. You can do it." He gave practical advice: "You've been through a lot, but you're coming through it now. Your body knows what to do. Just rest and let it do it." Matt and Mindi looked forward to visits from Moses because as he made their hospital room clean, he also gave them hope. — David Sturt
People who do great work have a different set of criteria for declaring a job complete: whereas the typical definition of complete is "the work is done," the great work definition of complete is "a difference is made". — David Sturt
It doesn't take any special training to ask the right question. Nor does it require a high IQ. The only real resource required to ask what people might love is time. — David Sturt