I'm not perfect and the older I get the more I realise that.

— Graham Speechley

Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe.

— Suzy Kassem
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Nobody will achieve anything just by dreaming.

— Graham Speechley

Procrastination at the start and sometimes during the project meant there wasn’t time to execute the plans well enough.

— Graham Speechley

Listen with an open mind, gather all the incoming information, both verbal and non-verbal and be careful not to ignore things you don’t wish to hear. Don’t make assumptions or jump to conclusions. The punchline usually comes at the end!

— Graham Speechley

By acknowledging our boundaries and limitations, we attain greater heights than we ever will by appearing to think we know everything.

— Graham Speechley

Listen with your eyes as well as your ears.

— Graham Speechley

Surround yourself with people who are better than you in each individual area of business.

— Graham Speechley

You can provide the conditions for the motivation of others and the leadership to help them find a way but they must have the intrinsic spark, the desire, to move, to overcome the inertia of the status quo and change things.

— Graham Speechley

We seek excellence before we seek understanding, wisdom before we gain knowledge, success before we understand hardwork; for this reason we need great teachers and leaders.

— Wayne Chirisa