Leader Quotes
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When people look at the ratings and they're bad, I think people can get an idea of "Why would they even make the show?" And to a certain extent, original programming for any network is a loss leader to try to get you to keep the channel on your cable package.
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Most importantly, a leader proves himself by demonstrating his concern for and relationship with the people under him. The old adage: “Take care of your people and they will take care of you.
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Poor leaders push us towards the goal. Great leaders guide us through the journey.
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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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Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers.
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We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.
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People trust those leaders who show real results of their work, rather than those who just talk about the results.
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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, 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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A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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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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When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.
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The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always.
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A pair of skinny jeans and a tattoo does not make you a leader.
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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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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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Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.
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As leaders, it all comes down to trust. Do you trust the sovereignty of God?
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If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you'll need their help. And two, because it's a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.
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Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
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You're not a leader if you haven't been elected.
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The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.
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Be the leader you wish you had.
