Leadership Quotes - Page 82

I hire talented, creative, passionate learners who have a history of turning intention into reality.

Walk humbly but walk confidently. People want to follow confident, humble leaders.

There's no deep bench there, Mahmoud Abbas is, I think, the best leader of the Palestinians we could field.

Leaders encourage others to continue the quest and inspire others through courage and hope. Leaders give heart by visibly recognizing others' contributions to the common vision. With a thank you note, a smile, an award, and public praise, the leader lets others know how much they mean to the organization.

Leadership is the special quality which enables people to stand up and pull the rest of us over the horizon.

My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.

Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make the company great, no matter how big or hard the decisions.

Those who turn good organizations into great organizations are motivated by a deep creative urge and an inner compulsion for sheer unadulterated excellence for its own sake.

I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably some will oppose it. In these settings, the great legislative leader must be artful in handling uncomfortable decisions, and this requires rigor.

Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.

Don't even trust that you are able to unify what everyone is thinking; it is impossible

The most unreliable thing in this world is human relationships.

A leader should be a visionary and have more foresight than an employee.

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.

It is the misfortune of contemporary leaders, across the whole spectrum of Australian life, that the community's demand for strong leadership is growing in direct proportion to our lack of confidence in ourselves. The end of this century is an unusually difficult time to be a leader in Australia.

Too many kings can ruin an army

He is the Baltimore Ravens. He's their franchise.

If you don't treat your own people well, they won't treat other people well.

Concerning the limits and limitations of the women's game - why should we believe there are any?

Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. The days are always dark enough. There is no need for us to emphasize the fact by spreading further gloom.

Thou seekest disciples? Then thou seekest ciphers.

I feel fantastically excited that we have a leader who fought for the leadership without compromising his quite challenging view that the party has to change.

My only prayer for my time with you is, "God I just want these men and women to long for you."

Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped.