Quotes About Leadership

I can grow as a leader only if I'm willing to accept feedback.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

To be a CEO is a calling. You should not do it because it is a job. It is a calling, and you have got to be involved in it with your head, heart and hands. Your heart has got to be in the job; you got to love what you do; it consumes you. And if you are not willing to get into the CEO job that way, there is no point getting into it.

A lot of people want the crown, but they're not willing to bleed for it.

What the American people want to do is fight a war without getting hurt. You can't do that any more than you can get into a barroom fight without getting hurt... Unless the American people are willing to send their sons out to fight an aggressor, there just isn't going to be any United States.

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Trump is the first president in a generation who is willing to take political risks to secure our border.

There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs.

I don't need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

Leaders get out in front and stay there by raising the standards by which they judge themselves - and by which they are willing to be judged.

I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger.

Anyone can accomplish anything and rise to the challenge as long as they are willing to work with others, to let go of the personal agenda, to reach a higher goal, and to do what is right for the common good.

In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.

What makes a movement work are thousands of parts that come together and express itself in favor of a given destination or objective. You have to find men and women who are willing to play the role that each of these things demand.

PepsiCo did not have a woman in the senior ranks, nor a foreign-born person who was willing to think differently.

Curiosity at work isn't a matter of style. It's much more powerful than that. If you're the boss, and you manage by asking questions, you're laying the foundation for the culture of your company or your group. You're letting people know that the boss is willing to listen.

The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain.

The real problem with big issues like Medicare is that both parties have to be brave at the same time. Every pollster will tell you not to do that to get partisan advantage. Too many people here are willing to deliberately harm the country for partisan gain. That is borderline treason.

George H.W. Bush assembled a 'coalition of the willing.' We need to do that again.

We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents.

I hope I'm building a record of being a good team player and not just standing for my principles but being willing to work for them. I think when you do that and you work really hard, people take notice.

A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea.

If we want our laws to change, we need to elect people who are willing to change them.

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary.