Leader Quotes
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Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.
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Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for.
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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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When I think about who influenced my life the most as a Leader, I think of my Mother. She, more than anyone, taught me how to lead with love.
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I can't be the kind of leader you want me to. I will never, ever be the kind of leader you want me to be. And I will be better because of it.
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Two different things: A crowd is a tribe without a leader. A crowd is a tribe without communication. Most organizations spend their time marketing to the crowd. Smart organizations assemble the tribe.
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Leadership is a choice. It's not a rank, it's a choice. I know many people who are at the top of their organization who have authority. We have to do what they say because they have authority over us. But they're not leaders. We wouldn't follow them. They may be at the top of the company but they're not leaders.
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Bill Clinton has been a true leader of the western world. He has been a friend and a counsel to me and other leaders right around the world.
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Some good leaders are rough around the edges and some leaders are difficult. Some have difficult personalities and some are really nice to be around, but those are not the qualifications. The qualifications are their desire to see us achieve more, their desire to push us to be the best we can be. Not for their selfish gain, but because they believe that we have something to offer.
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You never really know how good of a leader you are until there is something there is lead us to, toward or through or to overcome.
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I realize the simple truth is that power isn’t control at all- power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others so that they may have the strength to stand on their own.
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A pair of skinny jeans and a tattoo does not make you a leader.
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If you make a mistake, don’t spend precious time and energy trying to deny it or point the finger at someone else. Be a leader and own it, then spend your time and energy fixing the problem. As I’ve already noted, start-ups often fail because founders want to be seen as the smartest person in the room, which means not being wrong. Making a mistake is going to happen. None of us is perfect. But the difference between success and failure is how you handle that mistake.
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The true value of a leader is not measured by the work they do. A leader's true value is measured by the work they inspire others to do.
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Want to be a better leader? Meditate in the morning and prepare yourself for the day ahead.
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We all have the luxury of looking out for ourselves. Leaders also have the honor of looking out for others.
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We see that leaders in Western Europe [there are some debates of course, we also see that and analyse it all] stick to, I cannot say right or wrong ones, it always depends on someone's view, but I think, very pragmatic approaches in addressing economic issues.
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A great leader has brains, vision, guts, values ... and a heart.
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I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.
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Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.
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Bad leaders care about who is right. Good leaders care about what is right
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The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always.
