Quotes About Leadership

In terms of myself, I said from the very beginning that I wanted to work in the management of Citigroup and I didn't want to be a CEO, ... That's not what I want to do with myself at the moment.

Business and leadership is about the future. What worked five years ago is unlikely to work tomorrow.

Coaching isn't a great mystery. It's Just hard work, determination, and inspiration at the right moment.

I can't imagine ever going back to working with somebody else.

In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to work for us. It's the beginning of a great adventure, and we're looking forward to it.

As a director myself, you want to have colleagues and collaborators that respect your authority as the director. I'm very comfortable with that, and I've done a lot of work in second unit.

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community.

Our country and state have a special obligation to work toward the stabilization of our own population so as to credibly lead other parts of the world toward population stabilization.

Obama's not ultimately gonna get away with totally destroying America. His damage already done is brutal and he's gonna do more and we're gonna have an incredible amount of hard work ahead of us.

Donald Trump said - as a show of good faith - he was gonna work with people to try to replace Obamacare, to repeal and replace it rather than just to let it implode, let it fail.

People want to work with a person, not for a company.

As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, "Oh, see, it doesn't work."

I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.

So how's that hopey changey stuff working out for ya?

When you hire somebody, you shouldn't have to tell them [a lot of what] to do; you hire them because you like their work and all you've got to do is tweak them a little bit.

Paul Ryan I don't think wants to work. I think Paul Ryan wants the status quo, and I think Paul Ryan is a Never Trumper.

The myth that the CEO is going to discover you and nurture you and ask you to join her for lunch is just that, a Hollywood myth.

If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.

I am very clear that when I work with a director what he or she says is the last word.

I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will work out.

My hope in writing 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' was to change the conversation from what women can't do to what we can.

Our aspirations are really for women to be in half the leadership roles and men to be doing half the work of parenting.

Start with why. And work really hard to make sure you're consistent.

There's only one of me. With you using the why in the center of your work helps me.