Quotes About Leadership

When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.

I managed Hewlett Packard through the worst technology downturn in 25 years, the dotcom bust.

Don't think of yourself as a woman in business.

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

The hard truth about leadership and success is that it can never be taken for granted. It must always be invested in. When companies—or countries for that matter—begin to rest on their laurels and take comfort in their past triumphs or their present performance, the future begins to dim just a bit. The past is not prologue to the future. The future must always be built.

Knowing how to manage conflict is a vital skill for nurses.

I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.

Leadership is something I was born with.

People cannot inspire others unless and until they are inspired themselves.

Your career is your business. You are its CEO. Complacency breeds failure. As the CEO of your career, you must continually improve your skills, especially the art of communication.

The first step to inspiring others is to make sure you're inspired yourself.

Leaders are fascinated by the future. You are a leader if, and only if, you are restless for change, impatient for progress, and deeply dissatisfied with the status quo." He

The sequence that made Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Dream Speech" the greatest speech of the twentieth century had all been improvised. The words "I have a dream" are not in the original copy of the speech!

The biggest lesson was that if you were clear about what you wanted as leaders and then let people give it to you without tying their hands behind their backs, you got it.

Moving On Up As soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word. 5

many companies rank low on the customer satisfaction index because their employees are discouraged, disillusioned, and uninspired.

los líderes eficaces poseen la capacidad de actuar e incitar a los demás a hacerlo porque conocen las fuerzas invisibles que nos configuran».[6] La comunicación apasionada, poderosa y estimulante es una de esas fuerzas que nos mueven y nos configuran.

Humor plays a key role in the playbooks of the world's most inspiring public speakers.

Innovation occurs because Apple made an association that none of its competitors had considered

A mission statement describes what you make; a vision is how you will make the world a better place.

Passion is meaningless without vision. Innovation demands both.

Vision drive innovation and keeps the energy level high when the inevitable setbacks occur.

Steve Jobs always believed in the beauty of his dreams to change the world. Do you believe in yours?