Leader Quotes
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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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That's what sailing is, a dance, and your partner is the sea. And with the sea you never take liberties. You ask her, you don't tell her. You have to remember always that she's the leader, not you. You and your boat are dancing to her tune.
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A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.
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Bad leaders care about who is right. Good leaders care about what is right
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I see myself as a leader and not a follower.
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As leaders, it all comes down to trust. Do you trust the sovereignty of God?
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A leader isn't someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give him strength to others so that they may have the strength to stand on their own.
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A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.
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A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.
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A great leader has brains, vision, guts, values ... and a heart.
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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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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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Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.
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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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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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The British prime minister will want to have a strong and positive relationship with European leaders always.
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On March 8 a poll showed Hart 9 points ahead of Reagan. So perhaps 60 million Americans, 55 million of whom had not heard of Hart a month ago, have suddenly decided thay want him to be leader of the free world. The public mind is not just soft wax, it's runny.
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Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.
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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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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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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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During conflicts and tense situations, women often work in a more collaborative way, include a larger variety of viewpoints, and function more frequently outside traditional hierarchical means. Women leaders often take a consolidated and reconciliatory position in the society.
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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.
