#leader

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

As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#change

Our greatest leaders are neither dreamers nor dictators: They are, like Jefferson, those who articulate national aspirations yet master the mechanics of influence and know when to depart from dogma. Jefferson had a remarkable capacity to marshal ideas and to move men, to balance the inspirational and the pragmatic. To realize his vision, he compromised and improvised. The willingness to do what he needed to do in a given moment makes him an elusive historical figure. Yet in the real world . . . his creative flexibility made him a transformative leader. ↗

— Jon Mecham

#leadership #inspirational

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. ↗

— John C. Maxwell

#ahead #close #enough #far #leaders

Kindness eases change Love quiets fear ↗

— Octavia E. Butler

#earthseed #leadership #love #change

We are a race prone to monsters, she thought, and when we produce one we worship it. ↗

— Iain M. Banks

#leaders #monsters #nature

...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric) ↗

— Shannon A. Thompson

#failure #father-son #father-son-conversation #father-son-relationship #fiction

Strategy was first used in Athens (508 BC) to describe the art of leadership used by the ten generals on the war council. Some argue for the more creative, human side, while others argue for the more analytic side of strategy. ↗

— Max McKeown

#creativity #leadership #strategic #strategy #art

The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, "I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong." No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you--just listen to The voice that speaks inside. ↗

— Shel Silverstein

#inner-voice #leaders #parents #right #teachers

Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#ileadership #jobs #mac #macintosh #steve