No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.
I think the American people are looking for real leadership. That’s what I’ve done in Louisiana, that’s what I’ll do in America.
Most people associate command and control leadership with the military.
The important thing is that we recognize our President’s leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing.
Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset.
I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination.
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
We’re in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.
There would not be enough talent that’s educated, developed and ready to take on the next leadership challenge, and it would cap our growth. Now we’ve put programs in place not to have that happen, but that could be a weakness.
Seventy years after China emerged from the Second World War, the greatest threat facing the nation’s leadership is not imperialism but skepticism.
I am often asked about the difference between ‘change management’ and ‘change leadership,’ and whether it’s just a matter of semantics. These terms are not interchangeable.
Our country needs a new generation of leadership, and I believe that Marco Rubio presents this nation with the greatest possibilities and opportunities to meet the challenges of the next generation.
America is stronger because of President Obama’s leadership, and I’m better because of his friendship.
One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.
Every team has leadership. The leadership is the best players. But there’s positive leadership, and there’s negative leadership.
Leadership is something you earn, something you’re chosen for. You can’t come in yelling, ‘I’m your leader!’ If it happens, it’s because the other guys respect you.
Leadership is a trait; it’s not a skill.
Putin’s Russia is our adversary and moral opposite. It is committed to the destruction of the post-war, rule-based world order built on American leadership and the primacy of our political and economic values.
Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.
I learned long ago on the battlefields of Vietnam that in a crisis, there is no substitute for clear-eyed leadership.
Veterans have the skills employers want – discipline, motivation, leadership, and the ability to work on a team. They have made the U.S. military the most effective and respected in the world.
I am very bullish on India because of its people, its culture, and the leadership. I love the culture and warmth of people.
One simple way to keep organizations from becoming cancerous might be to rotate all jobs on a regular, frequent and mandatory basis, including the leadership positions.
For centuries, America has led the world on a long march toward freedom and democracy. Let’s reclaim our clean energy leadership and lead the world toward clean energy independence.
Life isn’t easy, and leadership is harder still.
