Marvin Olasky Quotes

I knew that part of the problem with sensitive issues is that, because they're uncomfortable to address, we have a hard time doing so honestly, if at all.

It's terribly important that you can criticise people's ideas without criticising them, and if they burst into tears, it means that you tend to hold back from getting at the absolute truth.

I do think that people have a desire to talk about issues they may have wanted to avoid before.

I honestly always really try to get people to share their feelings. I always say to everyone that communication is key.

We're always working on our communication, which is something that's important. Instead of going through managers to discuss things, we will sit down and have meetings about things. That's a process. And you have to be able to be honest with each other as much as you can.

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.

Companies make a big point of how their culture is all about 'bad news first,' but when it comes to people, they are suddenly scared to communicate bad news out of some mistaken feeling of politeness or political correctness.

I have confidence in my manhood to be able to cry at a movie or at a wedding, too.

Sometimes, we feel like we don't want to offend people, but there are times that we need to express ourselves without fear that somebody is going to shut us down simply because we have differing opinions. That's how we grow.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

If somebody attacks me with words, I'm always like, 'Do you know me? Do you know me that well? Let's have a beer and talk about it.'

I've always engaged in open, honest communication. There's no topic that can't be discussed.

If we show people that fear isn't actually the place that we have to surrender to, fear isn't actually the thing that we have to answer to, but instead, it's going in and loving people.

On great teams - the kind where people trust each other, engage in open conflict, and then commit to decisions - team members have the courage and confidence to confront one another when they see something that isn't serving the team.

When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.

I'm good at many, many things, but the one thing I've never been good at is relationships.

People are so afraid to talk about real things, but they're experiences that everyone goes through.

Everybody's so scared to be honest with one another. If you didn't like the way I handled myself in practice, one of the players, come up to me. Somebody say something - anybody. I'm not gonna take it as offense; it's not personal.

About love, don't be a silent partner. And be gentle with your anger.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

It's far better to make people angry than to make them ashamed.

Sometimes I wonder which is worse - confrontational people who are afraid of caring or caring people who are afraid of confrontation.

No blame, no hate - why no communication?

Don't let your pride or a lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry to people you may have offended.