Leadership Quotes - Page 74

He wasn't very lovable but he was bloody efficient. (Packer talking about Genghis Khan)

The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." Ray Kroc "If some of today's leaders don't relearn the value of a smile, they'll be unable to fire up others' ability to find real enjoyment in their work.

The shaman/priest/artist/teacher/leader does not operate for the sole benefit of herself and her kind but for the benefit of the people at large and of the universe and its patterns, as becomes what she perceives as fitting into place, into her sense of natural justice.

Everyone wants to connect with someone who people think is someone.

Influence is about being genuine.

Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.

Patriots don't go to Russia. They don't seek asylum in Cuba. They don't seek asylum in Venezuela. They fight their cause here. Edward Snowden is a coward. He is a traitor. And he has betrayed his country. And if he wants to come home tomorrow to face the music, he can do so.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do." (Leroy Eims)

Leaders will not experience long-term success unless a lot of people want them to.

Take the emotional temperature of those listening to you. Facial expressions, voice inflection and posture give clues to a person's mood and attitude.

A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.

Leadership is influence.

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

Leadership is the readiness to stand out in a crowd.

Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in a way that increases your influence with them.

Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

The only thing we can control is what we do in the present. The more we replay yesterday, the further we get from today's opportunities. And the further away we move from opportunities, the tougher the road is to get back. Opportunities never look as good coming as they do going, and they wait for no one. We need to be highly attentive to spot them. And we must be focused on our present capabilities, not past regrets.

Persuasive communication involves enthusiasm, animation, audience participation, authenticity and spontaneity.

Influence: What you think you have until you try to use it.

Bad leadership during the past years has cast on our Party the shadow of great and grave burdens.

You must unite your constituents around a common cause and connect with them as human beings.

Leaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey.