Future Quotes

Calling upon our crucible moments allows us to transcend our own limitations. Those moments create completely new possibilities within each of us.

~ Bill Jensen

Tomorrow’s workforce is flopping the relationship lens: They see companies as vehicles to achieve their goals and dreams — vehicles that can amplify their passions, achievements and community relationships beyond what they could have done on their own or elsewhere. Companies that they will join are seen as communities that explore and resource and fund making a difference in the world in ways that align with their personal approach and values.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is adventurous self-mastery. Unlocking your future by running toward the unknown, with the wondrous soul of a child and the drive of a force that will not be stopped.

~ Bill Jensen

The biggest, toughest competition in the future will be the battle for your time and attention. Your one thing — your call to adventure — is your best tool in that battle.

~ Bill Jensen

Loyalty — deep, intense, devoted loyalty — to a leader or a culture, to any group, brand or idea, goes far beyond being engaged or having our needs met. We see our emotional selves in that connection. We see our future, our best selves and our better angels in that connection.

~ Bill Jensen

Do not wait for vulnerability to be thrust upon you by your company or the marketplace. That is when you lost control of your own destiny. Choose to disrupt yourself. Seek vulnerability on your terms, no one else's.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong leadership means being willing to stand alone. Often, the times we feel most vulnerable are when we stand alone, before others join us. When we choose to be the first voice echoing above the silence. Standing strong, alone.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is grace, kindness, and gratitude within a pressure cooker.

~ Bill Jensen

Future shackled is when tomorrow is anchored, boxed and managed to maximize the minimizing of uncertainty.

~ Bill Jensen

The one thing that's missing to create a fundamental shift in work capacity: courage. Leadership courage.

~ Bill Jensen

Less than 10% of the mainstream workforce can achieve their dreams where they currently work.

~ Bill Jensen

The current relationship between companies and the workforce is like marrying into a dysfunctional family. Only you don't get to escape when the holiday meal is over.

~ Bill Jensen

Instead of getting the leaders we deserve, we can an abundance of ShitRollsDownhill Shovelers, ShitCatchers, and NewShitCreators.

~ Bill Jensen

We each must do a better job of choosing which hardships are best for our future, not just for the company's.

~ Bill Jensen

Most corporate infrastructures are massive time-wasters and demoralizing energy suckers.

~ Bill Jensen

Most companies are not respectful of each individual's time.

~ Bill Jensen

Far too much corporate stupidity is disguised as cost-saving efficiencies.

~ Bill Jensen

Far too much horrific wast of human capacity is disguised as order, predictability, and minimizing uncertainty.

~ Bill Jensen

The future is personal.

~ Bill Jensen

The future of work revolution begins one person at a time.

~ Bill Jensen

Embracing personal vulnerability is required if you wish to work, play and succeed in the future.

~ Bill Jensen

Before tomorrow becomes your legacy, come the choices you must make today.

~ Bill Jensen

The choices you make create your future.

~ Bill Jensen

To understand what makes you future strong, and what being strong means, is to understand how and why you make choices.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is being focused enough and mindful enough and courageous enough to search for patterns and order when all others see chaos and noise.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is letting go of what no longer serves you. Quickly.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is as focused on the success of every individual as it is on organizational success — creating an environment where people can achieve their dreams and full potential.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong builds actions upon reflection, questions, curiosity, seeking to understand root causes and systemic connections.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong strives for simplicity for all:Least amount of individual effort, energy and time to create maximum impact by each person.

~ Bill Jensen

Future strong is relationship-driven and joyful.Its best bet is on people. Its outcomes create joyfor others and ourselves.

~ Bill Jensen

We must stop destroying human capacity. Now.Too many of today’s leaders are holding back the future because it comes wrapped in risks.

~ Bill Jensen

If you are a senior executive, you need to embrace each individual’s right to choose his or her own hardships — and you must talk about that openly, candidly.

~ Bill Jensen

Everyone has a right to a strong and independent future: All of us have the right, and personal obligation, to choose whether or not company-driven hardships and sacrifices, overall, are shackling or strengthening our future. And to keep that right, each of us must be our own best advocate.

~ Bill Jensen

You live, work and lead others in the most exciting time, ever! Are you strong enough?

~ Bill Jensen

Your past is handing you a tool you can use to leap into your future: the crucible moments from your own life. The power you need is in looking back to look forward.

~ Bill Jensen

What will you do today so tomorrow becomes the legacy you wanted to leave?

~ Bill Jensen

No matter how crazed you get, no matter what pressures you're under, no matter who needs what by yesterday... Always remember: everything you do uses a portion of someone else's life.

~ Bill Jensen

You will experience 100 transformative moments every year.

~ Bill Jensen

We each must select the best hardships for our best future.

~ Bill Jensen

It's time for you to be the hero of your own journey.

~ Bill Jensen