Routine Quotes

"The routine of setting clear goals and holding people accountable is the foundation of high performance."

"Discipline equals freedom."

"The routine of the board meeting should be about seeking advice, not just reporting status."

"A routine of discipline in the small things leads to excellence in the big things."

"Get out of bed. Get after it. Win the morning. Win the day."

"The routine of the staff meeting is where the collective intelligence of the company is synchronized."

"If you win the morning, you win the day."

"If you don't have a routine for training your people, you are essentially saying that you don't care about the quality of their work."

"A routine of intellectual honesty is the only way to avoid the traps of your own ego."

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."

"The routine of preparation is the only thing that can mitigate the inherent risk of a startup."

"If you don't have a routine for recruiting, you will always be behind the curve on talent."

"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought."

"Consistency in your management routine is what gives your employees the psychological safety to take risks."

"The operating rhythm of a company is the heartbeat of the organization. If the rhythm is off, the company will eventually fail."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"A routine of transparency is the only way to build lasting trust within an organization."

"The struggle is not a failure; it is the routine state of being for anyone trying to do something great."

"At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: 'I have to go to work—as a human being.'"

"The routine of self-reflection is what separates a good CEO from a great one."

"The routine of the daily stand-up is about alignment, not just updates."

"Motivation gets you going, but habit is what keeps you going."

"Culture is not a set of beliefs; it is a set of actions. It is the routine things people do every single day."

"Programming the culture requires a routine of constant reinforcement and storytelling."

"Create a machine that works. A great routine is a machine for progress."

"The routine of mentorship is how you scale your own knowledge across the entire organization."

"The routine of 'managing by walking around' is only effective if you actually listen to what people are saying."

"Intentions don't matter. Actions do. That's why being the type of person who gets things done is more important than any goal."

"You need a routine for feedback. If you only give feedback during annual reviews, you are failing as a manager."

"The first thing that I would say to any CEO is that you have to have a process for how you run the company."

"The only way to become a champion is by going through these repetitions every single day."

"If you want to change the culture, you have to change the daily routines of the people in the building."

"Peacetime CEO knows that proper protocol leads to winning. Wartime CEO violates protocol in order to win."