Quotes about Leadership And Integrity

No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.

My dad worked for Nestle for 26 years and ended up being the mayor of our hometown. One of the lessons I learned from him was to never mistake kindness for weakness.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

Whether you're president or speaker, if you're wrong, we need to stand up and point it out. That's what Martin Luther King had talked about: being judged by the content of our character and not the color of our skin. So some of us pounded away on some of the ridiculous policies of Pelosi - and lo and behold, over time, the public began to see.

Los líderes necesitan tener el valor necesario para enfrentarse cuando vean cometer una injusticia.

The most important speaks to the issue of character and integrity, traits noted in many of his ERs. He was more concerned with the welfare of his men than with his own advancement, a rare trait in the Air Force and a sign of a great leader.

The straight trees are cut down, the crooked ones are left standing. Kautilya, Indian philosopher, third century B.C. KEYS

Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character.

Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers.

Without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

She [Hillary Clinton] exudes leadership, confidence and - importantly - empathy, compassion, and understanding.

My experience has shown me that if you have to say what you are, you probably aren't. Think about that for a moment. "I'm honest," "I'm ethical," even "I'm the boss," or "I'm in charge," usually indicates just the opposite. Doesn't it?

Coolidge had ladled out his share of mockery, especially in college, but could see now that attack politics yielded poor results. The best way to win was to stick to the issues and forgo any personal attacks or name-calling. Civility would be his rule from now on. He would try it out in his next campaign, for the office of state representative in Boston.

Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted.

I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.

That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.

George H. W. Bush

In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it.

I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me.

Professionals speak truth to power. Professionals have the courage to say no to their managers. How do you say no to your boss? After all, it's your boss! Aren't you supposed to do what your boss says? No. Not if you are a professional. Slaves are not allowed to say no. Laborers may be hesitant to say no. But professionals are expected to say no. It's the only way you can really get anything done.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside me.

They keep the position of head of state out of the hands of those who want it just to gratify their ambition.

I have ruined, perhaps, my political career. But that is a little matter; I have retained something which is to me of great value Ã¢â'¬â€œ I can still walk about the world with my head erect.'235 'My dear Duff,' Churchill wrote to him, 'Your speech was one of the finest Parliamentary performances I have ever heard. It was admirable in form, massive in argument and shone with courage and public spirit.'236