Age is irrelevant.

Frances Hesselbein

At one time, there was a stereotype that your Girl Scout leader was the mother of a Brownie, but increasingly, we are having young businesswomen and professional women who are not mothers but care about children.

Frances Hesselbein

Women are working for part or all of their adult lives now. The possibilities are limitless, but you need to prepare.

Frances Hesselbein

Selling cookies is usually a girl's first exposure to the world of business. She learns how to meet the public, talk about a product, sell the product, and is responsible for collecting money, giving change, and delivering the product. That's quite a business venture for a 7-year-old.

Frances Hesselbein

I'll meet people and tell them what I do, and their first reaction is usually, 'Oh, I love Thin Mints!' And you know, they are awfully good.

Frances Hesselbein

I did not want to take a troop. I was the mother of a little boy. I knew nothing about little girls.

Frances Hesselbein

When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.

Frances Hesselbein

Listening is an art.

Frances Hesselbein

An exceptional career is one that provides an opportunity to serve. It is a satisfying career in which you can't wait to get up in the morning to begin! You have a sense of purpose and mission. You know why you do what you do. It is a response to a call to serve. Once we do that, everything flows positively.

Frances Hesselbein

When I choose what I do, I ask, 'Does it make a difference?'

Frances Hesselbein

One of the management imperatives in the '90s is managing diversity. Whatever the organization, when the constituents of that organization look at the board and management staff, they need to find themselves.

Frances Hesselbein

The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.

Frances Hesselbein

At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.

Frances Hesselbein

I thought I'd never leave Pennsylvania. And I never imagined that I'd one day have the chance to lead the largest organization for girls and women around the world.

Frances Hesselbein

If you are building a corporate culture of greatness, you have to define culture on your own terms and with the people you work with.

Frances Hesselbein

In 1976, I was invited to interview for the CEO position of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

Frances Hesselbein

I never had any question about the direction we were going in at the Girl Scouts. We shared our mission and research with all levels of leaders from the very beginning - a concept I created, using cups and saucers, called 'circular management.' Everyone was on a team; there were no superiors or subordinates. There was respect for all people.

Frances Hesselbein

I always had this philosophy that only the best is good enough for those who serve girls.

Frances Hesselbein

I had read everything Peter Drucker ever wrote.

Frances Hesselbein

The Millennial mindset is one on the pulse of changing technology. They multi-task and enjoy a challenge. They need projects that utilize their knowledge and skills that can connect with their philosophical or deeper interests.

Frances Hesselbein

Frances Hesselbein Quotes

Age is irrelevant.

At one time, there was a stereotype that your Girl Scout leader was the mother of a Brownie, but increasingly, we are having young businesswomen and professional women who are not mothers but care about children.

Women are working for part or all of their adult lives now. The possibilities are limitless, but you need to prepare.

Selling cookies is usually a girl's first exposure to the world of business. She learns how to meet the public, talk about a product, sell the product, and is responsible for collecting money, giving change, and delivering the product. That's quite a business venture for a 7-year-old.

I'll meet people and tell them what I do, and their first reaction is usually, 'Oh, I love Thin Mints!' And you know, they are awfully good.

I did not want to take a troop. I was the mother of a little boy. I knew nothing about little girls.

When people are speaking, they require our undivided attention. We focus on them; we listen very carefully. We listen to the spoken words and the unspoken messages. This means looking directly at the person, eyes connected; we forget we have a watch, just focusing for that moment on that person.

Listening is an art.

When I choose what I do, I ask, 'Does it make a difference?'

One of the management imperatives in the '90s is managing diversity. Whatever the organization, when the constituents of that organization look at the board and management staff, they need to find themselves.

The real leader redefines or defines the mission in a very powerful way so that people understand it; it permeates the organization.

At a young age, I learned from my grandmother that I should respect all people. Her lessons were defining moments in my life and determined the type of leader that I would become.

I thought I'd never leave Pennsylvania. And I never imagined that I'd one day have the chance to lead the largest organization for girls and women around the world.

If you are building a corporate culture of greatness, you have to define culture on your own terms and with the people you work with.

In 1976, I was invited to interview for the CEO position of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.

I always had this philosophy that only the best is good enough for those who serve girls.

I had read everything Peter Drucker ever wrote.

The Millennial mindset is one on the pulse of changing technology. They multi-task and enjoy a challenge. They need projects that utilize their knowledge and skills that can connect with their philosophical or deeper interests.