Quotes About Leadership

I have the absolute confidence not to be number two, but then I have enough sense to realize that there can be no number one.

Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.

The more credible you are, the more confidence people place in you, thereby allowing you the privilege of influencing their lives.

We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

I always try to set a positive example for my generation and promote confidence.

Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.

One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when you've got somebody who's raring to go and you can smell it and feel it, give 'em that shot.

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

It is evident that not all people that have the confidence of the prime minister are the same ones that have the confidence of the head of state.

Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.

A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.

There's nothing like confidence. Your bosses will appreciate it.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.

We need to restore the confidence in the country, first of all.

If we can't quantify and communicate our value with confidence, the achievements of the tremendous women before us will have all been for nothing.

Always the eternal optimist, President Reagan instilled confidence and optimism at a time both were in short supply in our country.

The leader demonstrates confidence that the challenge can be met, the need resolved, the crisis overcome.

The older pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub. He doesn't try to do it all himself.

The truly wise are content to be last. They are, therefore, first. They are indifferent to themselves. They are, therefore self-confident.