John Gerzema Quotes

I believe you can work with anybody.

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I can work with a lot of different mentalities.

I can work with anyone.

You have to do a lot of listening, you don't just learn out of yourself.

One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.

I've played sports pretty much my whole life, and that teaches you how to work with anyone, whether you like that person or you don't, and whether you get along with them or you don't. The circumstances don't matter. Team work is part of life.

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting.

I've learned in most areas of my life, to bounce heated choices off other people. Co-workers, my agent, my wife, a sponsor, etc. A majority of the time, that keeps me on the right side of things.

We might be too proud to admit it as guys, but we still need to learn how to manage responsibility, how to face our challenges.

As an architect, you cannot be so arrogant as to say you are 100% sure about what you do.

'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions.

I know how to work with people. I've worked with the same people for 10 years. I'm not that kind of auteur. I hear ideas.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

Exceptional employees don't possess God-given personality traits; they rely on simple, everyday EQ skills that anyone can incorporate into their repertoire.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

I play well with everybody.

When you collaborate, you have to be willing to scrap a lot.

I am a bit difficult to be around sometimes. I can be stubborn on a lot of things, and I'm set, but I can also adapt in a conflict situation and don't hold on to an ego. I end up seeing the larger good and adapt to it, provided it benefits me. I may come across as a cold person, but I am extremely sentimental.

I've learned in my life that things change. Seasons changes, times change. We take different jobs. Our children grow. So, we have to study the people in our lives and adapt to them, because when we do that, we get more out of our relationships.