Quotes About Leadership

When I think of the most valuable coach, I definitely think of a coach like Geno Auriemma, and the things I learned from him that stick out in my mind are his passion for the game, competing at all the little things and doing it at a high level.

In the category of U.S. interest, Israeli intelligence services regularly share valuable and essential information about the Middle East. As the region has all but collapsed under Obama's leadership, Israel has been a reliable, steady, stable force in the region.

Paul Goldschmidt, who gave me the confidence to lead as one of the game's greatest players, acknowledged that what I had to say was valuable to my teammates and crucial to winning.

There's no doubt that having some guys on the bench that have been through things, and that are older and experienced, understand not just the highs but the lows of losing a game. Winning and keeping a steadiness throughout a game, their voice in timeouts, it's really valuable.

In times of crisis, credibility is an American president's most valuable currency.

For me, it was valuable just to be able to watch how Jeff operated every day, as well as his leaders and his direct reports.

I wanted to make myself the most valuable player by making my presence felt at the decisive moments.

There are a number of ways to define most valuable player. For me, it's the guy who means the most to his team.

If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.

I think Tom Coughlin is an amazing motivator. When you look at his personality, you say, 'Oh, I don't know about that.' But there's some ability he has to laser-focus a football team when it's most important. He seems to be a real valuable asset, kind of Knute Rocke almost.

The most valuable thing in culture is to find something first - so everyone is always looking.

The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data.

As a leader, you must consistently drive effective communication. Meetings must be deliberate and intentional - your organizational rhythm should value purpose over habit and effectiveness over efficiency.

I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in the rear... Officers should be forward with their men at the point of impact.

The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.

I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value.

I wear two hats. The one is business and increasing my shareholders' value; the other is social responsibility.

President John F. Kennedy demonstrated the value of presidential credibility at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, when he sent emissaries to America's allies in October 1962 to secure support for the quarantine of Cuba.

The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.

People used to complain that selling a president was like selling a bar of soap. But when you buy soap, at least you get the soap. In this campaign you just get two guys telling you they really value cleanliness.

I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country.

What's amazing is that so many leaders who value teamwork will tolerate people who aren't humble. They reluctantly hire self-centred people and then justify it because those people have desired skills.

Equating brutality and despotism with leadership is not an American value.

When Bill Morgan and I formed Kinder Morgan in February of 1997, it had about $300 million in enterprise value.