Leadership Quotes
I have yet to meet members of a leadership team who I thought lacked the intelligence or the domain expertise required to be successful. I've met many, however, who failed to foster organizational health. Their companies were riddled with politics, various forms of dysfunction, and general confusion about their direction and mission.
Patrick Lencioni
American author
I think part of being a good leader is listening skills, and I think a big part of leadership is the ability to delegate.
Joe Maddon
American baseball manager
We all know business financial performance improves when more women are in senior levels of management and leadership.
Beth Brooke
Certified public accountant
If you have a look a few years back down the line then you will find that the previous government had made a big announcement related to the solar mission but nothing was implemented at the ground level. But after the Paris agreement, PM Modi took its leadership in his hand which resulted into International Solar Alliance.
Anurag Thakur
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India
The world is yearning for strong leadership and moral clarity; someone who knows the difference between good and bad.
Isaac Herzog
President of Israel
It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership.
Fred Wilson
American venture capitalist
In 'Profiles in Courage,' my grandfather, John F. Kennedy, praised leadership that put country above party, elevated principles over petty politics and promoted progress before personal interests.
Jack Schlossberg
American lawyer
I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.
Bill Flores
Former United States Representive
My grandmother was kind, but she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to give a command. When, eventually, I ran my own kitchen, I realized I had a leadership model reaching back into my earliest memories.
Dominique Crenn
French chef
I would say that one of the things that encouraged me so much when I became elected to the leadership was the letters I received from fathers of daughters, saying that, 'My daughter can now do many more things because of what you did.'
Nancy Pelosi
United States Representative
In this age, I don't care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are: if you cannot create harmony - even vicious harmony - on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete.
Jim Mattis
Former United States Secretary of Defense
Having more women in leadership helps our economy grow strong and our communities become even more vibrant.
Kim Reynolds
Governor of Iowa
CDK has a leadership position in a dynamic and rapidly evolving automotive technology market, and I am energized by the chance to help grow this unique company and take it to the next level.
Brian Krzanich
CEO of CDK Global
We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
George Soros
Hungarian-American businessman
I think what actually works best is local-level individual targeting of key leadership nodes.
John Abizaid
Former Ambassador of the United States to Saudi Arabia
Occasionally, you see presidents come in and provide a clear change in direction of leadership.
Jim Cantrell
American entrepreneur
If you don't have the necessary inner balance, leadership can demolish you. Today, if you are a CEO by the time you are 35, you must have ulcers. By 45, you must have diabetes. By 55, you must have had a bypass. People say they have had three bypasses, as if it is a qualification.
Jaggi Vasudev
Author
This week you will nominate the most experienced executive to seek the presidency in 60 years in Mitt Romney. He has no illusions about what makes America great, and he doesn't confuse the presidency with celebrity, or loftiness with leadership.
Artur Davis
Former United States Representative
For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.
Najib Razak
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia
The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.
Indra Nooyi
Indian-American executive
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