Quotes About Leadership

One of the most important things that a Thatcher government did was change the mood of the nation to give it back its confidence.

I think each person, if you're a CEO, the most important thing is to have - to me, is to pick people around you that aren't like you, that complement you. Because you want to build a puzzle; you don't want to stack Chiclets up and have everyone be the same. And so I believe in diversity with a capital D.

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.

We have some great players at Chelsea and the most important is the goal to win.

The most important thing a mayor does is hire talented people to run the city.

The most important thing you can do when starting a business is surround yourself with smart people who know a lot more than you do in certain realms.

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians.

Nice doesn't mean 'naive.' Nice doesn't mean 'gullible.' In my job, one of the most important things to be is decisive and firm.

There are many challenges ahead, and one of the most important ones I face is ensuring the future sustainability of our city.

We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.

The most important part of any acquisition is your ability to culturally integrate the people in the companies you acquire and your company.

Empowering women is one of the most important things we - and indeed, every business - can do.

I try to just focus on what feels right to me when I am conceiving it, conceptualizing, designing, etc. and then talk it through with the team and listen to what they have to say. This kind of thing is a team effort, and working with a great team is the most important part of filmmaking for me.

I learned this lesson very quickly when I came into the NBA: Almost all the media and accolades go to the No. 1 guy. But if you're building a team, the most important player is the No. 2 guy. Because if the No. 2 guy wants to be the No. 1 guy, you have a major problem.

I have a lot to do with the writing, and also the production, but it would be wrong of me to say that I'm the most important member of the band, because everybody is important the way I see it.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

I have been in many countries, and I have found there people examining their own love of life, sense of peril, their own common sense. The one thing they cannot understand is why that same love of life, sense of peril and above all common sense, is not invariably shared among their leaders and rulers.

The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership.

The one thing I'm absolutely tired of hearing is 'Republicans reaching across the aisle.' We need to step up and lead, ladies and gentlemen. I'm tired of reaching across the aisle.

The one thing I always hear from the players is they say, 'You never change... no matter what happens, you have conversations with us, you are always positive.' They appreciate that.

I always wanted to run a major label, and I feel like I got the skills to do that. The one thing about me is that I won't sit behind a desk the whole time - I'll go to the clubs and see what's hot.

The one thing I've known and I've learned from the best managers, it's to stay positive.

Prioritization sounds like such a simple thing, but true prioritization starts with a very difficult question to answer, especially at a company with a portfolio approach: If you could only do one thing, what would it be? And you can't rationalize the answer, and you can't attach the one thing to some other things. It's just the one thing.

I know people don't like America very much, but the one thing it's very good on is local government.