Leader Quotes - Page 98

Music is all about leadership and there ain't really a lot of leaders.

Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.

I have made it a habit not to speculate over the psychological state of our elected leaders.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

See yourself as you really are. Listen to what none of your leaders and representatives dares tell you: You are a "little, common man." Understand the double meaning of these words: "little" and "common." Don't run. Have the courage to look at yourself!

The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.

The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom-as something they thought was almost a necessity. It's as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.

Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.

Every leader is telling a story... about what he or she values.

Without [firmness] I see the majority of Communities that are lax reach that state because of the excessive leniency of Superiors. So, be firm, Monsieur.

Leaders aren't born they are made.

Worse than blind leaders of the blind are bland leaders of the bland.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands of interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in both.

God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.

I have always felt that the great lottery of life is unfair. The fact is that I was thrown up on the stage of life called Australia. You don't choose where you are thrown on to this stage. So universal health, universal education, of course plenty of food and clean water.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

'Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship.

We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa.

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we'd be hard put to distinguish them.

Here's a memonic device that I feel teaches how we can properly cope with failure. Forget about your failures; don't dwell on past mistakes Anticipate failure; realize that we all make mistakes. Intensity in everything you do; never be a failure for lack of effort. Learn from your mistakes; don't repeat previous errors. Understand why you failed; diagnose your mistakes so as to not repeat them. Respond, don't react to errors; responding corrects mistakes while reacting magnifies them. Elevate your self-concept. It's OK to fail, everyone does; now how are you going to deal with the failure

I would rather gamble on our vision than make a 'me, too' product.

Making an enduring company was both harder and more important than making a great product.

What you can't enforce, do not command.

When leaders care less about their people, their people will be careless.