532 private quotes tagged leadership

“Leadership is about being a servant first.” — Allen West

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“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.” — Warren G. Bennis

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“But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.” — Martin McGuinness

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“Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.” — Daisaku Ikeda

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“Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.” — Daisaku Ikeda

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“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.” — Dianne Feinstein

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“We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.” — George Soros

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“One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.” — Robert Shea

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“Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.” — Jeff Bezos

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“France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has tended to take useful positions in our view.” — Francois Hollande

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“While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.” — Rahm Emanuel

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“Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?” — Rahm Emanuel

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“The person who takes the oath of office in the next four months will shape not just the next four years, but the next forty years of our nation. In these next four years, we need proven leadership, proven judgment and proven values. America needs four more years of President Barack Obama.” — Rahm Emanuel

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“I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up.” — Lucy Powell

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“It's not a matter of if economies around the world becoming low-carbon, but when and how: through struggle and strife or through advancement and progressive leadership. Larry Elliot described it today as the 'Green New Deal.' It's a leadership we in Britain can provide, and from which our economy can benefit.” — Lucy Powell

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“We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that.” — Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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“Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.” — John Naisbitt

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“If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.” — Ingvar Kamprad

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“Studies have consistently shown that financial hardship is the biggest obstacle to heterosexual marriage, yet the Republican leadership has done precious little to help address the financial hardship faced by American families.” — Kendrick Meek

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“I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.” — Anna Deavere Smith

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“We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.” — Condoleezza Rice

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“I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor.” — Condoleezza Rice

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“I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership.” — Octavia Butler

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“Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today.” — Angela Davis

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“By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.” — James Forrestal

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