Leader Quotes - Page 12

Of course people don't want war. Why should a poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best thing he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

The best form of saying is doing.

To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately.

I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's crew.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

The measure of you as a leader is not what you do, but what others do because of what you do.

Why does soldiers leave the protection of his trench hole in the ground and go forward in the face of shot and shell? It is because of the leader who is in front of him and his comrades who are around him. Comradeship makes a man feel warm and courageous when all his instincts tend to make him cold and afraid.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

I say to all those leaders, do not look the other way. Do not hesitate... It is within your power to avoid a genocide of humanity.

Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important historical research and writing concerning the black race to the white man, then we must be prepared to accept, uncomplainingly, the white man's point of view.

Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.