Quotes About Leadership

Goltz was the first to admit how much he had learned over the years and how hard it had been to learn it. "I tell people there are three stages to every business," he said. "The start-up phase, the throw-up phase, and the grow-up phase. I went through ten years of being overwhelmed until I got things under control. I finally figured out that managing isn't just about learning how to motivate people. It's also about learning how not to demotivate them.

didn't understand the role of the boss. I had to learn the difference between a mistake, which I can live with, and haphazard conduct. Backing into a pole is a mistake. A crooked label is a sign of carelessness.

businesses. They had new lives that they were fully engaged in and excited about. For some people, there was a fifth element:         5) The companies they'd created were going on without them and doing better than ever, and they could take pride in the way they'd handled one of the most difficult tasks faced by any CEO: succession.

What had been lost in the financial crisis and the leadership transition was trust, and it was a steep price to pay. Without trust, you can't have the kind of culture that Reell once had. For that matter, you can't be a small giant without trust. Once you've lost it, moreover, it's extremely difficult to get back—especially if you lack consensus about the source of the problem and alignment around a course to follow.

Brodsky knew in his heart that external events weren't really to blame, and he eventually forced himself to face up to the truth: He had single-handedly destroyed a solid, profitable business by putting it in harm's way. Without his decision to acquire Sky Courier, and to keep pouring cash into it, CitiPostal would not have been vulnerable to the events that brought it down.

When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing

You can NOT be a leader unless you like people! You've got to spend time with them, so you know them. You've got to be interested in who they are, what they do away from the job, and how they think.

If you want to become a great leader, you need to prepare yourself to become a great leader, and the best way to do that is to study great leaders.

Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company, I don't think they can say, "I didn't know that was going on." They're just saying they're too dumb to do their job! And if they really are too dumb, then why are they getting paid millions of dollars to do it? They know what's going on.

If you want to be a truly great leader, you'll develop other great leaders below you.

Leadership is awakening others to the possibilities and inspiring them to attain them.

I have neglected the Indians for many moons, but I will make them my people now if they obey me in this message.

Know the extent of your authority and exercise it. Establish and maintain authority.

Let your associates know exactly what lies ahead for them. If it is long hours, lots of travel, belt-tightening, let them know. Let them step up to the challenge of tough times. Lead them into the future with their eyes wide open, ready to tackle what lies ahead.

I just love that. Give people something good to live up to—something great—and they usually will. In fact, often they'll even exceed those expectations.

Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first." Joe

Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.

Your income is determined by how many people you serve and how well you serve them." She

Before you were called to be a shepherd, you were called to be a lamb.

I've thought about it, not a lot, but I thought my relationship with Congress - the Democrats and Republicans - would help me get some things done. Not everything, but at least they'd be willing to try.

He's [G.H.W. Bush] never had to do a day's work in his life.

The four pillars of Sioux leadership—acknowledged by the tribe to this day—are bravery, fortitude, generosity, and wisdom.

children had children, and his oldest son, Jack, would succeed him as the tribe's Head Man. (Jack Red Cloud would in turn be succeeded by his son James; his son, Chief Oliver Red Cloud, died at ninety-three on July 4, 2013, 110 years to the day after his great-grandfather stepped down as chief.)

But even the president of the United StatesSometimes must have to stand naked.