Quotes About Trust

Any leaders who disappoint the people, ideals and promises by which they were appointed are by definition themselves dis-appointed.

Strong professional communities risk and sometimes relish conflict.

Integrity - No one will ever use conjuctions talking about you. "He is a good preacher... but..."

America is a country ready to be taken - in fact, longing to be taken - by political leaders ready to restore democracy and trust to the political process.

current research is showing that true leaders enjoy using their power and are comfortable with it - so comfortable, in fact, that they don't mind sharing that control when it is appropriate to do so.

The best leaders realize their success depends on their people.

Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the same for me in return.

People quit people before they quit companies.

We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the obtaining or retaining of power.

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.

Relationships are the foundation of leadership.

Take the time and energy to manage your boss the same way you manage your team.

When you depend on another's perceptions to match your expectations, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

If God gives you a platform where you're influencing others, you need to steward it well.

A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people.

Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.

To say America can have strong leadership without strong character is to say we can get water without the wet.

Almost everything in leadership comes back to relationships.

On government & unions: the only thing worse than blind trust is blind mistrust.

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will still let you sit in when they play dominoes.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

To lead people, you must follow behind.

Good leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader. Great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves.