Quotes about Communication
When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.
— Andy Stanley
Author has developed a routine of daily emotional debriefing with his kids as he tucks them in at night. To encourage the habit of keeping uncluttered, open heart, he starts with basic questions asking whether anyone has hurt them or made them angry to help them process at an age-appropriate depth. As they mature, he will add questions.
— Andy Stanley
How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.
— Andy Stanley
The people closest to you routinely catch the flak thrown off by the explosive stuff you normally work so hard to keep hidden.
— Andy Stanley
Nothing hinders morale more than when team members with separate agendas are pulling against one another.
— Andy Stanley
The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.
— Andy Stanley
Nothing hinders morale more than when team members with separate agendas are pulling against one another. When this happens, it's usually because those in charge have not taken the time necessary to clarify the win for their team.
— Andy Stanley
Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.
— Andy Stanley
Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then a whole generation has never heard [that truth] for the first time. If we assume too much, we communicate too little.
— Andy Stanley
A sixty-hour workweek will not compensate for a poorly delivered sermon. People don't show up on Sunday morning because I am a good pastor (leader, shepherd, counselor). Ironically, my pastoring skills have almost nothing to do with my success as a pastor! In my world, it is my communication skills that make the difference. So that is where I focus my time.
— Andy Stanley
A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately.
— Andy Stanley
The key to this approach is refusing to stand up and speak until you know the answer to two questions: • What is the one thing I want my audience to know? • What do I want them to do about it?
— Andy Stanley