Quotes About Leadership

When you're not dealing with superstars, coaches want players to fit their system. But superstars are the system.

When superstars play it is easier to guide them during a match because they don't need much guidance; they already know how to cope with high-pressure situations.

It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.

Don't bring on the design engineers too soon. One of the worst things you can do in the early phases of a project is to bring on a bunch of detailed design engineers and then not give them clear direction and close supervision.

I had gotten a master's degree in administration supervision with it in mind that I would some day be a professor, then get a doctorate degree and move up and eventually be president of a university.

I've learned that it's important to listen to employees at all levels, to engage them, to empower them. Whether you're a first-line supervisor or the head of an entire agency, you should be asking career staffers, 'What do you think?'

Demarcation disputes between supervisor and student are always difficult, probably impossible to resolve... it is the supervisor who has the final responsibility for the success or failure of the project.

Companies need to be very active in formulating public policy - not as a substitute for government, but as a supplement.

They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do.

We live in a world in which courage is in less supply than genius.

The supply of words in the world market is plentiful but the demand is falling. Let deeds follow words now.

There are no ideas in the Republican Party right now in the Congress. They're the party of no. They desperately need some intellectual leadership. And whatever you think of Newt Gingrich, he can supply intellectual leadership. So I hope he does run.

Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping; The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.

I think the amount of love and trust on Capitol Hill is often in short supply, and having more dogs here would probably make this place work better and maybe in a more bipartisan manner.

India has no shortage of deserving causes or good leaders; there is only short supply of activists and people who are willing to support their causes.

I am honored to have the opportunity to lead the extraordinary 23,000 employees of PG&E and to support their efforts to safely serve 16 million Californians.

We do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.

I would say a successful campaign reflects the desire of the people who are there to support a candidate.

I want to support John Boehner in any way that I can, but we need to be pragmatic.

I hope the true public servants learn from this that they should not be afraid and they will get incredible grass-roots support if they call out corruption.

If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.

I support women-run business.

I want to make sure that I am the leader that respects the fact that kids all over the city and hopefully all over the country really understand that they can do anything that they want to do, that they set their minds to do, as long as they've got good, strong support from adults and love to support them.

I want to make it clear that BSP will not extend any kind of support to Modi or NDA to form the government at any cost.