Quotes About Leadership

But that's the baggage that comes with consequential policy jobs,

now his not-so-secret ambition was to be chairman of the Fed after my departure.

As politically independent central bankers, we had to walk a fine line.

We—correctly, in hindsight—had resisted raising interest rates.

I did what I could to keep others in the loop on the Lehman negotiations.

We were always looking for people who could bring knowledge of community banking to the Board,

It was a real loss for the Fed and the country.

Janet favored strong action and I suspected that Sarah would, too, along with Dan Tarullo. Betsy

But the crisis was too large and complex for one senator to solve, even a nominee for president.

As the meeting approached, I worked to keep everyone on board.

I had a favorable impression of McCain, a straight talker and an effective senator.

but sometimes it seemed that she put the fund ahead of the interests of the broader financial system.)

Managing Wachovia consumed the weekend,

At the scheduled time, I found myself in the Oval Office, feeling a little overwhelmed

it won't count for much in this office, but I have served two terms as an elected member of the Montgomery Township,

He laughed. "That counts for a lot in this office," he

The leadership of the Fed (especially the Chairman) must get aggressive.

How much of Citi's troubles could be blamed on Pandit is debatable;

In choosing Tim, the president-elect showed that he was willing to take some political heat to get the adviser he wanted.

instead. But Obama had made up his mind and pressed Tim to accept, which he eventually did.

His great strength, cultivated over his years in government, was his focus on getting the policy right, whatever the obstacles.

He attracted smart and dedicated people, and he emphasized a team approach

But his analytical skills, particularly his ability to detect weaknesses in an argument, would make everyone around him better and lead to better policy.

would ask me what state I was the governor of.