Yearning Leadership Quotes

Enter the candidates on horseback: While military leaders can sometimes be dangerous in politics, our best generals and admirals embody the democratic values and leadership skills for which the country is yearning. ~ David Ignatius

Say what you will about the leadership of 'SNL,' they have crafted an institution as opposed to just running a show. I don't think that's by accident. ~ Phil LaMarr

A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult and impossible. ~ Barbra Streisand

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. ~ Roy E. Disney

A good leader is one who reveals to you your own potential and then inspires and shows you how to reach your potential. ~ Debasish Mridha

Leadership is simple. It's laying down one's life on behalf of another for no other reason than such an action represents what my existence is all about in the first place. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Just because you cannot see it now, does not mean it is not there or not possible. See yourself succeeding and own that vision through all your planning and hard work. ~ Archibald Marwizi

visionaries lives between 2 extremes ~ Ikechukwu Joseph

To enact a vision of human flourishing based on the qualities of life that Jesus modeled will invariably challenge the given structures of the social order. In this light, there is no true leadership without putting at risk one's time, wealth, reputation, and position. ~ James Davison Hunter

Be an example to teach, be a role model to follow, and be a leader to emulate. ~ Debasish Mridha

Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership. ~ Rick Warren

The more stressful the job, the more intentional I've always been about helping my team members find joy in our work. Laughter is the outward manifestation of joy, so I believe if I'm doing it right, and helping people connect to the meaning and joy in their work, there will be laughter in the workplace. Laughter is also a good indication that people aren't taking themselves too seriously. ~ James Comey

To predict is to control, to co-create is to influence what you would like to bring into being. ~ Pearl Zhu

Leaders think it's possible. They inspire followers to believe in the same good news and it becomes a blessing to them. Leadership is all about inspiring people to believe in what becomes profitable to them! ~ Israelmore Ayivor

It is up to the leader to create a healthy environment where people are not afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as an integral part of the organizational process. They are a normal part of striving for excellence. ~ Andrew Harvey

It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. ~ John Steinbeck

Romantic enthusiasm lifts the good aloft and removes it into the dim distance of the incomparable and unattainable; at the same time it portrays the good in a human countenance out of which it looks at us and we can look back at it, face to face, in admiration and ecstasy, and stretch out our arms towards it. Thus the moral good is represented in human, and at the same time superhuman, form; it is of our own kind, and yet above our kind; it confronts us, but makes no demands. IT is not really a standard and lacks the power to issues commandments. Both are given at once: the ethical which one would like to love; and the passive, the romantic, in which one wants to live. As a substitute for constant activity demanded by the ethical commandment, we have adoration in which the romantic impression of the moment in vented, and yearning which need only admire and enjoy but not achieve anything. ~ Leo Baeck

To intelligent people, listening means taking a second, to actually listen to understand what the person is actually saying, beyond their words. ~ Tony Dovale

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart. ~ An Wang

But continuing to initiate conversations and be curious about people is fundamental to building valuable relationships, because curiosity creates connections - that is the law of curiosity. ~ Michelle Tillis Lederman

Our province needs united leadership and shared purpose in tackling the challenges we face. ~ Jim Prentice

It is not the time to put school districts up for auction. Now is the time to galvanize them into action. ~ Andy Hargreaves

Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people. ~ Henry Mintzberg

A leader is always first in line during times of criticism and last in line during times of recognition. ~ Orrin Woodward

Expand the leadership. ~ Morton Blackwell

(Exodus 4:14). Let us not pass the buck of leadership because we think ourselves incapable. ~ J. Oswald Sanders

My assessment is that we have a crisis in national political leadership. When will America recognize the danger we face? When will the corrosive partisanship of American politics end and allow for a bipartisan solution to arguably the most dangerous threat our nation has faced in over 60 years? ~ Ricardo Sanchez

Mothers are so important. I came across a cable network exec who once told me they don't matter. Well, I disagree. Mothers matter a lot. Without mothers, there wouldn't be people. And mothers watch a lot of the programs on that cable network. No wonder why that network is barely surviving. - Strong by Kailin Gow on Mothers, Knowing Your Viewers, and Strong Leadership ~ Kailin Gow

Where there's no progress, there's no growth. If there's no growth, there's no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life. ~ Andy Stanley

If you feel that there is something more for you, that there is something more in this life that is meant for you, if you believe that, if you feel your bones ache at night echoeing this yearning back at you; then by all means, go and find it! ~ C. JoyBell C.

The female view that one strengthens oneself by strengthening others is finding greater acceptance, and female values of inclusion and connection are emerging as valuable leadership qualities. ~ Sally Helgesen

The great Baseball Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver put it perfectly: In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end. ~ Jeff Olson

To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind. ~ Stephen Covey

Average employee: Not too bright. Exceptionally well qualified: Made no major blunders yet. Character above reproach: Still one step ahead of the law. Zealous attitude: Opinionated. Quick-thinking: Offers plausible excuses. Careful thinker: Won't make a decision. Takes pride in work: Conceited. Forceful: Argumentative. Aggressive: Obnoxious. A keen analyst: Thoroughly confused. Conscientious: Scared. Meticulous attention to detail: A nitpicker. Has leadership qualities: Is tall or has a loud voice. Strong principles: Stubborn Career-minded: Backstabber Coming along well: About to be let go. Independent worker: Nobody knows what he/she does. Forward-thinking: Procrastinator. Loyal: Can't get a job anywhere else. ~ Samuel A. Culbert

Leadership is having a point of view. ~ Roger Enrico

To lead by force all you need is a greater army, but to lead by example, to be a city on a hill, you need an uncompromising respect for basic dignity. And you don't gain either of those things by breeding monsters in dungeons. ~ Jonathan Maas

The ultimate leaders develop followers who will surpass them. ~ Alan Loy McGinnis

Prepare, listen, question, and participate. IT plays a critical role in taking the organization to the next level of digital maturity. ~ Pearl Zhu

Compassion needs new approach and new outlook with the way you see the world. ~ Amit Ray

To fulfill you potential, you need to move out of your comfort zone and into the legacy zone. ~ David Cottrell