Leader Quotes - Page 91

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

Political leaders normally act by making convincing speeches.

You will be tested as a leader....You may be tested with success, fame, and fortune.

One thing a leader does is to remove the stigma of mistakes.

Dhoni has the respect of all other playing. nations. I've found him to be a really strong. leader

I don't need some jerk like Romney, Santorum, Obama, Bush, Clinton or the rest of them telling me that they're my leaders. They couldn't lead me across the street.

In the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they hold.

By preaching the doctrine that nothing is to be admired except steel and concrete, one merely makes it a little surer that human beings will have no outlet for their surplus energy except in hatred and leader worship.

Leaders lead out of who they are on the inside.

What Australia was before is the fullest Australia has ever been... as created and made and valued by indigenous people. The white man came here and took it away, took it away and replaced it.

If we only elected good men, we'd never have leaders.

It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.

Every country needs its heroes, and we must follow them.

The invisible government tends to be concentrated in the hands of the few because of the expense of manipulating the social machinery which controls the opinions and habits of the masses. To advertise on a scale which will reach fifty million persons is expensive. To reach and persuade the group leaders who dictate the public's thoughts and actions is likewise expensive.

In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.' Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!

Positive questions bring out the best in people, inspire positive action, and create possibilities for positive futures.

Successful people keep moving, even when they are discouraged and have made mistakes.

When you accepted your job, you were not chosen solely to fill a position on the organization chart; you were chosen to fill a responsibility.

Leaders being born vs. made is a bit of a separate issue. The research on this issue is fairly conclusive: 50/50. We have innate predispositions that affect who we are and what we do (nature) but we can learn and develop and grow (nurture).

Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.

For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls.

Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.

In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.

There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.