Quotes About Leadership

You must never, never subordinate your hero

En el Congreso de Tres Cruces, el 5 de abril de 1813, Artigas expresó ante la multitud reunida: "Mi autoridad emana de vosotros y ella cesa ante vuestra presencia soberana", es decir reconocía que el poder era del pueblo y que él era solo el delegado.

Un hombre grande y terrible concibió la colosal tentativa de la alianza entre las Repúblicas recién nacidas, y era el único capaz de encaminarla a su arduo fin. Monteagudo fue ese hombre. Muerto él, la idea de la Confederación Americana que había brotado en su poderoso cerebro se desvirtuó por sí sola".

A man will be beloved if, possessed with great power, he still does not make himself feared.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."24

Because it is a formal order, with an unbroken line of saintly representatives serving as active leaders, no man can give himself the title of swami. He rightfully receives it only from another swami; all monks thus trace their spiritual lineage to one common guru, Lord Shankara. By vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the spiritual teacher, many Catholic Christian monastic orders resemble the Order of Swamis.

If we had a man like Paramahansa Yogananda in the United Nations today, probably the world would be a better place than it is. To my knowledge, no one has worked more, has given more of himself, to bind the peoples of India and America together.

A worthy leader has the desire to serve, not to dominate.

Some MOs would send a corpse back if you propped one up in front of them, particularly now when every man was needed for the latest in a long line of 'one last pushes'.

Good coaching is good teaching and nothing else.

I had the need to be the good master, but definitely the master, no matter what the cost.

My designation in the family was normality. I was the balanced child drafted into the ranks for leadership. for coolness under fire, stability. Solid as a rock, my mother would describe me to her friends, and I thought the description was perfect

But you finally got to be a tiger, Caesar.

There's an old saying that anyone can make colonel on his own, but it takes a wife to make a general.

Effective leaders are able to manage the tensions of these two objectives and ensure that the team regularly addresses its processes. They understand that processes are the best vehicle through which the team both works together and thinks together, and the team cannot perform any better than its processes will allow it to.

Discipline. All is for naught if the organization, specifically leadership, doesn't enforce the values. It may be a subtle reminder, a rebuke, even a warning that includes clear consequences if behavior is not changed.

More energy is devoted to doing it again to correct mistakes, assign blame, and resolve conflicts than to serving customers and building the business.

Jack Welch of GE introduced many to his description of four types of employees based on their contribution to organizational goals and their alignment to corporate values:12 Delivers on commitments/shares our values—upward and onward Misses commitments/shares our values—second chance Does not meet commitments/does not share our values—out Delivers on commitments/does not share our values—this call demands managerial courage and for Welch, that answer is out!

Effective team leaders work creatively with each team member to ensure they understand the following issues: Why this task is important to the organization. Why this team task is important to them personally. Why they (their role) are important to the team. Who the other team members are and why they are important to the mission of the team.

Alignment cannot be achieved with one good speech from the bridge of the ship—it is established one person at a time. Even though everyone is in the same boat, heading in the same direction, it's quite likely they are going there for different reasons. Yes, working through these issues one person at a time is time consuming, but not as time consuming and frustrating as dealing with lack of alignment when the boat is in the middle of a storm, part way to its destination.

Creating alignment is one of the most important roles of leadership. It often falls to the team leader to ensure the purpose of the team is defined, clear, and communicated. He or she must make sure the team mission meets five criteria:

High performance teams master the art of straight talk. They have learned how to confront issues and address behaviors without attacking or provoking one another.

Purpose not only calls the team together but, like glue, holds the team together during the inevitable turbulence the team will experience on its journey.

Because many barriers are organizational in nature, team leaders as the boundary managers can play a major role in dampening their effects. In some respects team leaders can play the role of team diplomat and ambassador to other components in the organization.