It's hard for managers to consider different perspectives if they never ask people what they think.

You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.

People need to feel safe to be who they are—to speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn't right.

When people feel trusted, they'll begin to understand they are contributors--and you'll get great ideas and happy people.

The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.

The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.

Perceive conflict as positive, creative, and issue driven. Don't allow personal attacks.

Train leaders in behaviors that promote trust and respect. Bust existing silos and focus on what’s best for the project.

Conflict can be healthy within a collaborative group, as long as everyone sticks to the issues and things don't get personal.

I am hopeful because love overflows from my heart. Gratitude for beauty and life leads my way.

The afternoon had made them tranquil for a while, as if to give them a deep memory for the long parting the next day promised.

The boss says 'Go'; the leader says 'Let's go!'

I'm more into MMA than any other sport. I watch a lot of the UFC fights. I have since it first came onto the scene.

A family needs a father to anchor it.

I try not to hit a swing volley and run back. So my swing volley is kind of that transition to the net. It's been one of my favorite shots ever since I was young.

If you're going to write a memoir, try to be as honest and open as you can.

If there is something comforting - religious, if you want - about paranoia, there is still also anti-paranoia, where nothing is connected to anything, a condition not many of us can bear for long.

We have a moral obligation to make sure the people who are being required to work have the opportunity to work. We must make sure the jobs are there.

That which we call death, is but the other side of life.