Here’s a quote for any online manager dealing with a newsroom of curmudgeons. It’s from Theodore Roosevelt. Blow it up big and post it for all to see.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
(via Tech Crunch in a totally different context)
This is one of my favorite quotes, which is saying something because I love quotes.
Awhile back on my blog I also posted a quote that I think all managers and journalists should keep in mind as we move forward:
βIn times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.β β Eric Hoffer
Meranda, I’ve been using that quote in my presentations ever since I found it on your blog. Great quote.
I love it. Works in advertising departments too…