Quotes About Trust

Leadership is like parenting.

Character is more important than any other leadership trait.

At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.

Character creates consistency, and if your people know what they can expect from you, they will continue to look to you for leadership.

The world is looking to us for leadership. We have provided it in the past; the main reason why anti-American feelings are so strong in the world today is that we are not providing it in the present.

People do look to others for some leadership, and it's not bad for them to supply it when they feel that way.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

Effective leaders let people discover things for themselves.

..leaders should be looked upon as being 'in front', 'sharing' rather than 'showing' the way... it is the followers who save leaders and therefore make them.

Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily.

Listening to the inner voice - trusting the inner voice - is one of the most important lessons of leadership.

The first and last task of aleader is to keep hope alive.

The more princes abstain from touching the wealth of their people, the greater will be their resources in the wants of the state.

Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.

A leader can't dash ahead around the bend out of sight.

True leadership must have follower-ship. Management styles can vary, but even an autocrat needs people who believe and simply don't follow from fear.

If you aren't loyal to the few you won't be blessed with the many.

Sheep are always looking for a new shepherd when the terrain gets rocky.

When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.

We have something more reliable than a poll that changes everyday.

There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.

I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.

In collaborative cultures, failure and uncertainty are not protected but shared and discussed to gain support.

The godly are not exempt from trouble but are preserved in it.