Quotes about Leadership Dynamics

Mas la verdad es, creo yo, lo siguiente: la ciu­dad en que estén menos ansiosos por ser gobernantes quienes hayan de serlo, ésa ha de ser forzosamente la que viva mejor y con menos disensiones que ninguna; y la que tenga otra clase de gobernantes, de modo distinto.

News flash, lady. There are no queens anymore," Shane said. He loaded shells in a shotgun and snapped it shut, then searched for a place to strap it on that didn't interfere with the flamethrower. "No queens, no kings, no emperors. Not in America. Only CEOs. Same thing, but not so many crowns.

Because revolution rarely comes from those in charge.

In Hell," she said, "someone's in charge.

There is a saying, "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." I promptly invented its analogy, based on experience: "When no one knows what to do, anyone with a sensible suggestion is going to be listened to.

I don't have an assistant. I make a lot of people around me my slaves, but no assistant.

In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.

God used Donald Trump in my life as much as I was used in his life.

You have to make decisions that you think are right for the club. I also think that, in the dressing room, there should only ever be one voice and it's got to be the manager's.

You don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band.

I'm not the easiest dude to work with.

All parties have one leader at the top who is the first among equals.

The idea of a revolution through the people was gradually replaced by that of a conspiracy to be planned and carried out by a small and determined minority from the intelligentsia.

In effect, the dominant process says to the auxiliary, "Go out there and tend to the things that can't be avoided, and don't ask me to work on them except when it's absolutely necessary.

We have a place in our brain that's always worried about what people think of us, especially higher ups. As far as our brain is concerned, if our social system rejects us, we could die. Given that our sense of danger is so natural and automatic, organizations have to do some pretty special things to overcome that natural trigger.

Having one person tell other people what to do is not a reliable way to make good decisions.

Obviously, Ian Paisley and I were regarded as very bitter opponents. When we decided in March 2007 to govern together, both of us understood that we weren't going to change our views but that we had to work with one another if we were to end the conflict and move forward.

I think President Obama views Israel as a problem that needs to be solved.

I chair cabinet, we have robust debates during cabinet meetings and we actually come to decisions as a consensus. It's very much people are very passionate about different views and everything, but that's what a cabinet should be like.

I know myself that when there is a manager who knows how to get the best out of you then it's different - and that's why I chose Villa. I wanted to work with Steve Bruce again.

It's possible to have a leader you wouldn't choose as a friend. But you need to at least respect them.

The highest ranking wolf in the pack isn't the one that uses brute force. It's the one who can, and chooses not to.

No man who ever held the office of president would congratulate a friend on obtaining it.

En muchas organizaciones, al ir escalando posiciones, se dará cuenta que la cantidad de responsabilidad que conlleva aumenta más rápido que la cantidad de autoridad que usted recibe.