Quotes about leadership
leadership book long
Be a life long student, read as many books as possible. Nelson Mandela
leadership inspiration matter
Appearances matter — and remember to smile.
leadership mistake politics
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
leadership differences generosity
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
leadership mistake done
I like a leader who can, while pointing out a mistake, bring up the good things the other person has done. If you do that, then the person sees that you have a complete picture of him. There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.
leadership ideas knowing
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.
leadership travel crazy
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
leadership sports new-york
Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games. Kristi Yamaguchi
leadership sports winning
The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead. Omar N. Bradley
leadership weapons intangible
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
leadership greatness effectiveness
The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.
leadership people building
I don't yell at people, I don't mistreat people. I don't talk down to people, so no one else in this building, in this vicinity, has the right to do it. Oprah Winfrey
leadership needs knows
All you need to do is know who you are.
leadership who-you-are
How you spend your time defines who you are.
leadership inspiration ideas
I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.
leadership persistence views
Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders. Marcus Tullius Cicero
leadership character past
The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.
leadership philosophy leader
O philosophy, you leader of life.
leadership standards
The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. Ken Olsen
leadership talking issues
The fact is five months ago this was an issue that people weren't really talking that much about. Because of the president's leadership, because he's brought it to people's attention, it's now a top issue. Ken Mehlman
leadership powerful crowds
Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you. Margaret Thatcher
leadership consensus negation
Consensus is the negation of leadership.
leadership encouraging strong-women
If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
leadership business women
Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
leadership thinking important
I think that failure is just as important as success. In a way, failure is a kind of success if you can look at it in the right way, if you can accept it and enjoy it in the right way. Margaret Cho
leadership education trying
I try never to let my schooling get in the way of my education. Mark Twain
leadership consistency ruts
There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice.
leadership time inspiration
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
leadership hate people
Being a leader is making the people you love hate you a little more each day. Patrick Ness
leadership struggle achievement
Success is a dangerous element in any endeavor. Embrace the struggle. Beware the achievement. For it steals your caution even as it leads you down the next unknown pathway. Laurence Gonzales
leadership ships hospitality
They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship. Laurence J. Peter
leadership work intelligence
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
leadership moving law
Most hierarchies are nowadays so cumbered with rules and traditions, and so bound in by public laws, that even high employees do not have to lead anyone anywhere, in the sense of pointing out the direction and setting the pace. They simply follow precedents, obey regulations, and move at the head of the crowd. Such employees lead only in the sense that the curved wooden figurehead leads the ship .