I always remember the axiom: a leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind
– Nelson Mandela
Tag Archives: Understanding
When…
When I’m getting ready to persuade a man, I spend one-third of the time thinking about myself, what I’m going to say and two-thirds of the time thinking about him and what he is going to say.
– Abraham Lincoln
You can be…
You can be a leader without confronting your personal shadows. But walking through them creates the light to be a great leader.
– Erik Sean Larson
The best leaders…
The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.
– Wilferd Peterson
Leaders…
Leaders must read the people, then lead the people. They must understand the timing, the people, the situation, and the priorities, then act accordingly. Their action depends upon how they read these factors.
– John C Maxwell
First they…
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win
– Mohandas Gandhi
Leadership is…
Leadership is not what you know or who you know, but how to transfer what you know into the hearts and minds of who you know.
– Mike Myatt
If one…
If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.
– Carl Jung
The essence…
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
– Michael E. Porter
Leadership…
Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability as well as determination not to accept failure.
– Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
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