Quotes about Responsible Leadership

A good commander, thought Ender, doesn't have to make stupid threats.

A Chief must show no fear, no worry... A Chief is a leader first, and a man second...

The President may have a great many powers given to him by the Constitution and may have certain powers under certain laws which are given to him by the Congress of the United States; but the principal power that the President had is to bring people in and try to persuade them to do what they ought to do without persuasion.

The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not to dominate the world.

The task of the leaders must be to provide or create for them a strong framework within which they can learn, work hard, be productive and be rewarded accordingly. And this is not easy to achieve.

You have to build a team, but someone's got to lead, and someone's got to be unpopular at times.

Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Powerful people do not try to control other people. They know it doesn't work, and that it's not their job. Their job is to control themselves.

Influence comes out of the work that you've done and the things you've stood for. Influence and power shouldn't be given to just anybody who wants them.

Our leaders must hold themselves to a higher standard and ensure their words and actions do not promote hate or hurtful anti-Semitic stereotypes.

If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book.

Leadership is a role and a task that should never be aspired to lightly. Neither should loyalty be given without reason.

With every word we utter, with every action we take, we know our kids are watching us.

You who choose to lead must follow. But if you fall, you fall alone.

Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.

A chief does not hurry.

A true leader makes a decision and then works to make the decision right.

I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.

The smartest people in the world are not in charge, they work for the action takers.

I don't want anybody, whether it's my grandchildren or any of our employees' grandchildren, to have to apologise for working for Ford Motor Company. In fact, I want the opposite. I want them to look and say, 'What a difference we made!'

Taking the time to identify and infuse values certainly does affect outcomes and is one of the most important things to get right as the CEO.

But leadership is not inherited. It is earned through action. You are a leader, Eva Nine. A hero. And you are my WondLa" -Rovender

Would you be a good parent if you despised your children? Would you be a good officer if you didn't care about the lives of your soldiers?

A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget his sheep.