Leader Quotes - Page 35

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.

If a group of people - leaders - can convince a group of folk who barely have a pot to piss in that the rich shouldn't be taxed-- THAT is leadership!

A great leader needs to love and respect people, and he needs to be comfortable with himself and with the world. He also needs to be able to forgive himself and others. In other words, a leader needs grace.

Understanding your employee's perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.

In its current form, globalization cannot be sustained. Democratic societies will not support it. Authoritarian leaders will fear to impose it.

It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment.

Of all the things a leader should fear, complacency heads the list.

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world.

The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over.

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.

Beaten paths are for beaten men.

I like democracy. I like to be able to throw out my political leaders when they get things wrong, and we don't get to do that with Brussels.

We don’t recruit volunteers; we release leaders. Volunteers do good things but leaders change the world.

Breaking an old business model is always going to require leaders to follow their instinct. There will always be persuasive reasons not to take a risk. But if you only do what worked in the past, you will wake up one day and find that you’ve been passed by.

The race needs workers, not leaders.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

Great leaders inspire, they don't manipulate.

You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

Never underestimate the power of people who are determined to change life and work with all their might towards it. They are the ones who turn into leaders and revolutionize the world around us.

We spend a lot of time teaching leaders what to do. We don't spend enough time teaching leaders what to stop. Half the leaders I have met don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop

Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable and which motivates them over the long haul.

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.