Leader Quotes - Page 47

Leadership is defined by results not attributes.

So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years?

These Australians hear the whispering in their heart and know it can only be silenced by coming to terms with the original owners of this beautiful and bounteous land. Many Australians of goodwill sense that a moment for national leadership has slipped past us and is gone.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.

I never thought in terms of being a leader. I thought very simply in terms of helping people.

The best thing you can give as a leader is a reason to trust. People want to trust. They're hungry for it. But they're selective. They'll only give it to a motivator, a communicator, a teacher, a real person. Someone who in good times and bad always does the right thing.

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.

The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'.

He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk. Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

The leader builds dispersed and diverse leadership - distributing leadership to the outermost edges of the circle to unleash the power of shared responsibility.

May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done!

I know I am only one, but I am one, and just because I'm one should not stop me from

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy in word his fellow men will entrust him with responsibility. If he is quick he will achieve results.

Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Leaders flourish in times of crisis.

Bill Walton, UH Volleyball coach, after his player kept looking at him on the bench every time the ball hit the floor...Next time you look at me I'll put you on the bench where you can see me better. My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't make them because they are cheap; you don't make them because they are popular. You make them because they are right.

Restoring accountability will be one of the major priorities of our new government. Accountability is what ordinary Canadians, working Canadians, those people who pay their bills, pay their taxes, expect from their political leaders.

Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.

Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.