#leadership

Leaders must be good listeners. It’s rule number one, and it’s the most powerful thing they can do to build trusted relationships. ↗

— Lee Ellis

#leadership #military #business

Every age fraught with discord and danger seems to spawn a leader meant only for that age, a political giant whose absence, in retrospect, seems inconceivable when the history of that age is written. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#leadership #politics #zeitgeist #age

There are no perfect leaders. ↗

— Max McKeown

#leadership-characteristics #age

Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance. ↗

— Thom S. Rainer

#leadership #courage

There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly duckling. He chooses those strong enough to endure it so that they can guide others who've felt the same. ↗

— Criss Jami

#beautiful-people #curse #duck #duckling #endure

Since then, I've observed that a charismatic personality who's willing to take risks only for personal gain does not make a good leader. Principle-centered leadership is based on selfless courage, practical wisdom and moral objectives. It's based on honesty and focused on achieving what is best for others, whether they understand it or not. Consequently, great leaders are not always popular, but they are consistent. ↗

— Kenneth E. Behring

#leadership #courage

Jamal Crawford reminds me the most of myself, the way he goes to the basket. But they need leadership. ↗

— Earl Monroe

#crawford #goes #leadership #me #most

For a business to strengthen its position on the market, its managers should become skillful at helping their subordinates to set and achieve specific and measurable goals with realistic deadlines and clear expectations. Managers should also mentor employees through challenges, helping them grow and develop new skills. ↗

— Anna Stevens

#goals #management #management-and-leadership #manager #successor

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#inspirational #leadership #reality #age

Think continally about what you want, not about the things you fear. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#inspirational #leadership #success #business