Zach Ertz Quotes

Decisions are made by those who show up.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

It's one of the things, certainly for me, anyway: I'm learning to take a bigger role in the things that I'm associated with.

Maybe someone will step up, but they don't have anyone right now.

I have zero tolerance for people who don't come completely prepared. I expect contribution, I expect attendance, and I expect directors to take trips and visit the company's programs.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

I'm a very hands-on person; I don't just want to give my name to something and not be a big part of it.

The world belongs to those who show up.

I like to be very involved in any project that I am doing.

I promise I will get up every day, determined to make a difference... I am ready to serve.

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.

The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker.

There is a place in the world for anyone in the world who says, "I'll take care of it."

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

Ask not what the role can do for you; ask what you can do for the role.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

But any perception of this application being speeded up requires me to take responsibility.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

You have to step up when your number is called.

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that.

In a very real way, ownership is the essence of leadership. When you are 'ridiculously in charge,' then you own whatever happens in a company, school, et cetera.