- 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
- Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
For women, no matter what career, what path you choose, it's still an uphill battle to work your way up to these top leadership positions. And you're much more closely scrutinized for everything - for things that men are not.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
For more than 20 years, Camfed has supported a generation of African girls and women with access to secondary and higher education, employment opportunities, and, ultimately, into positions of leadership.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not in favour of quotas. Just put the best person into the job. It is not about gender; it is about experience, leadership and vision.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.
- Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to change is the structure of leadership.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The union is much more than me, and when you think the union is you and it's not about who you represent, I think you've sort of lost your morals and focus and the purpose of your leadership.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020