Quotes About Leadership

People think my family pushed me into running for office. The person who pushed me most not to run for office was my father.

My focus is on issues where I can make a difference to stop the liberal agenda being pushed by President Obama.

Coach Calipari pushes his players, and that's why his teams are successful.

Being a great founder or early team member is a difficult dialectic - you have to be a bit overconfident, and a big ego isn't always a bad thing. To change the world requires pushing really, really hard and believing you and your team know something others don't.

Every day, you have to get up with new energy and new ideas to contribute to pushing the organization forward.

Somebody we never talk about is Stephanie McMahon. She is such a huge power influence in our company. She is always pushing us to go the limit, and she doesn't take much credit for what she's done.

I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.

While leaders spend considerable time and effort trying to envision markets and pushing out innovation, empathy can often generate simple, yet breakthrough ideas.

We are all totally committed as elite athletes. To think that pushing people around and bullying them is the best way to get results out of them is just ludicrous.

Pushing the envelope, musically speaking, is what needs to be done to rise to the top.

Having a head coach pushing you is definitely a plus.

My generation grew up in the heyday of the '90s, with the Internet boom and the birth of overnight millionaires. But our politicians seem to be pushing personal agendas over the idea of making the world a better place for their children.

I am changing the culture in this Pakistan environment and I am not interested in players doing just the bare minimum. I want players winning us games of cricket and pushing themselves to be the best they can be.

Harry Kane shows every season his importance. You can't say anything else but the fact that he's such an important player, a captain, a leader and a player who is pushing all the time, pushing the team to get higher.

How many times will we allow Justin Trudeau to get away with pushing strong, competent capable women out of politics when they are seeking to serve?

The Grizzlies organization did a very good job of always pushing us in directions and making us aware of things we might not have been aware of when we were young.

Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.

I've always been pushy as far as the business goes.

In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that is to alter your leadership style to account for the (sometimes) fragile male ego.

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

You're only the boss if you put up your own money.

For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.

A good manager doesn't put pressure on his players.

Putin does not lie. When he says something, he means it.