Quotes About Leadership

There is a growing sense among Americans outside the Beltway that while President Obama may be a good talker, he is a lousy manager.

A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.

I became a better talker on the floor, being at Duke, being in leadership with Coach K, and I think I got better defensively as the season progressed.

I have never met a successful person who talked about failing. The glass is always half full. I don't even like being around negative talkers.

If you hang around political talkers or strategists much, you're likely to hear a lot about authenticity. This is supposed to be the golden currency which we all look for in our leaders.

Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I was talking about before, and I think our culture is strong on that.

I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining. I'm about getting things done.

If we're doing a class project, then I'm going to be the one talking and taking the lead. I might not necessarily put all of the work in the project, but I want to help and do as much as I can and get everyone going in the right direction.

I know what I'm talking about, so that when I say 'do something' I have the respect of the people doing it.

Everybody should live their lives to the fullest with no hassles, no hold-backs, no matter what age, what color you are... I don't have an issue talking about it, taking the forefront of it.

Having a CEO, having that person run a news corporation who's female, is already a talking point.

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings.

The only way to motivate soldiers is by pepping them up, talking to them and inspiring them.

Motivational talks are something I have been asked to do and i fancy taking a crack at it.

Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first.

Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.

It's funny that everyone talks about Women's Revolution and I'm the first one to be behind all of them and be with them, but you can't forget that behind every Women's Revolution, there was a pack of women before them and before every single generation fought for something.

When you think about little league football, high school, and even on to college even more so, you're dealing with a lot of guys that are prideful, that think they're the best - a lot of alpha males. So, typically, you've got to have a guy that can control those guys, and, when he talks, they know he means business. He's a serious guy.

I can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader - or any person - in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.

I have always liked to have face-to-face talks with my bosses.

In her book 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,' Sheryl Sandberg talks about the mentor/mentee relationship - and how it needs to be organic. She goes on to explain how important it is for men and women to step into mentoring roles. I would argue that not only is it important - but it's important far earlier than we think.

I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does.

Mitt Romney talks a lot about all the things he's fixed. I can tell you that Massachusetts wasn't one of them. He's a fine fellow and a great salesman, but as governor he was more interested in having the job than doing it.

I want a leader that sets out a path. I want one that doesn't just talk about cuts, but talks about the shining city on the hill. We're only going to get out of this problem if we grow this economy.