- Sports
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership Quotes
What it actually takes to lead well.
These leadership quotes come largely from voices in education reform, arguing that leadership, not technology, is what determines whether students succeed, and that building leadership capacity in a country takes sustained investment rather than shortcuts. See our Speeches for longer-form takes on the same theme.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Boldly
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- Nov 07, 2020
Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership.
- Management
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- Nov 07, 2020
Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.
- Nov 07, 2020
My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume leadership.
- Dozens
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- Nov 07, 2020
At HBO, my leadership had to inspire and gain the respect of employees in a large company with over 100 external business relationships in dozens of countries.
- Greatness
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- Nov 07, 2020
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, corporate aversion to politics has at times held firm even under national leadership that threatens the health of the economy, and with it the well-being of every company.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love holding myself accountable and being held accountable by my teammates. It's never easy, but it comes with the role of being a leader, and if your leadership is not up to par, then the team won't be willing to work as hard.
- Authorities
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- Nov 07, 2020
Saudi Arabia has been successful in preventing Houthi missiles from causing substantial damage. Yet, the inability of Saudi authorities in preventing Houthi missiles from being fired in the first place serves as an embarrassing reminder that the kingdom's leadership is unable to restrain their Iranian-backed opponent.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think that's detestable; we have to take action.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020