Quotes about Leadership Dynamics

In addition to being extremely expensive, and we have to put up with the stupidities that the candidates repeat, it's really being decided elsewhere who will sit in the presidential seat.

I try to spend a lot of time with people outside my direct reports. The view from the top is totally distorted. If you only spend time with your directs, you have no perspective on what's really going on.

The House of Representatives should not be locked down by the decided play of a few in leadership.

In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.

The rule of law is a republic. The rule of one person is a monarchy.

A republic and a democracy are pretty much identical, pretty much on every level.

I dont think any of the players will ever say they got close to me. Id never sit down and have a coffee with them.

The loudest voice in the room doesn't always work. In fact, it usually grates to the point - to the point that when you really need to be loud, nobody listens.

In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO.

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

The Scrum idea of a separated Scrum Master is good for Scrum, but not appropriate for most projects. Good development requires not just talkers but doers.

Being President is a lot like running a cemetery. You've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

When I was captain, John Wright was making all the decisions and I followed like an obedient student.

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

If you do have a team where every rider has a huge list of results, that means everybody wants to do the race for themselves. The strongest team in the Tour is not the strongest team on paper.

A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.

The trouble with all these other countries is they're all being run by foreigners.

Lateral trust among colleagues is as important as vertical trust within the hierarchy.

Ric placed his elbows on his desk and rested his chin in the palms of his hand. "So, let me sum up - we've got one vote for total annihilation and one vote for forcing them to join the hockey team. Am I correct?" "Yes," both females replied.

Angry men with pointy things sent to secure a foreign city are pretty much alike anywhere. That's what I've heard. So far nothing's convinced me different.

The only man to shake hands with Lenin, Hitler, Himmler, Göring, Roosevelt and Churchill, Molotov was Stalin's closest ally. Nicknamed "Stone-Arse" for his indefatigable work rate, Molotov liked to correct people ponderously and tell

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We are living in the era where kings and queens are few.