Leadership Quotes
Teamwork is the best ever investment. If I make 3 and you make 5, together we will not make 8. We will make 15. Leaders build active teams!
The author points out that novices to total war, and this Hitler and the British press have in common, overreact to daily events and lose sight of overall strategy.
The men were always wary of an officer who took form more seriously than function.
The air of compromise is rarely appreciated fully by men of principle. C. Vann Woodward
You have great talent for great contribution to humanity.
With Johnson, you never quite knew if he was out to lift your heart or your wallet. Roy Wilkins
Politics look very simple to the outsider whether he is a businessman or a soldier – it is only when you get into it that all the angles and hard work become apparent. James Forrestal
The structure of our identity determines how we show up as a leader, how we deploy ourselves into circumstances.
Leaders spend time reviewing their mistakes rather than having fantasies over their achievements! They look for every way to do the undone!
True leaders spend time reviewing their mistakes rather than having fantasies over their achievements! They look for every way to do the undone!
Leaders succeed or fail depending on whether or not they clarify role expectations and keep their promises.
Leaders today should be more conductors than solo artists
Some of us need to put down the megaphone and just grab a shovel. Little less talk and a lot more action.
Leaders set the agenda for the future.
Once a good model gets inside you, it can inform and guide you throughout a lifetime.
Transformation is an acquired taste—not for the faint of heart.
When we step into positions of leadership, we make a whole set of promises we may not know we are making.
When direction and meaning are confined to Executive Leadership, value is minimized.
Instead I take the lead, Tobias silent at my side, and though he does not touch me, he steadies me.
Collective leadership effectiveness drives business performance.
When a Promise of Leadership is neglected or unfulfilled, trust is broken, engagement erodes, and performance suffers.
Your need to feel significant will never be met, until you can conquer your fear and manage your focus.
When people don't know what’s going on, it’s human nature for them to imagine a version that’s ten times worse than the truth!
Once leaders embrace the role of coach, they realize the weight of leadership is now balanced between themselves and their direct reports.
Some of the greatest advances happen when people are bold enough to speak their truth and listen to others speak theirs.
You won't benefit from diverse perspectives if you aren't open to utilizing differences.
As a leader, it's your job to get everyone to share what they know.
People need to feel safe to be who they are—to speak up when they have an idea, or to speak out when they feel something isn't right.
When people feel trusted, they'll begin to understand they are contributors--and you'll get great ideas and happy people.
Sometimes the best way to get other people to give up their egos is for you to give up yours first.
The key to handling conflict is to make sure people understand it's okay to have an opposing view.
Collaboration begins with focusing on the collective good rather than personal gain.
The natural result of utilizing different perspectives is that people are more engaged because they feel their opinions are important.