“All great leaders find a sense of balance through their levels of reception. For instance, those who support a leader may soften him, those who ignore him may challenge him, and those who oppose him may stroke his ego.” MayChallengesLevelsLeaderSupportBalanceEgoInstanceStrokesGreat LeaderReception Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.” JobsPresidentLeaderEgoVicesTrumanPresident Truman Author:Dean Acheson
“If you're the leader, you've got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies - that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.” IfsKnowsGivingLeaderFantasyTalentEgoGiving UpAbandonOmnipotentOmniscient Author:Warren G. Bennis
“Trust is perhaps the most critical single building block underlying effectiveness. Without trust leaders do not have followers. Without trust, leaders are impotent despite great rhetoric or splendid ideas. Trust rests on the belief among followers that the leader is transparent: What you see is what there is. Trust means followers believe there is no duplicity; no manipulation just to satisfy the leader's ego. Very simply: The effective leader is transparent; that's why that person is trusted.” BelieveMeanBeliefLeaderBuildingEgoBlockManipulationTrustedRhetoricTrust MeWithout Trust Author:Judith M Bardwick
“I believe that if one can understand one's false personality or ego, then they can develop self-awareness and the manifesting of that self-awareness is leadership. Such a leader sets up the mechanisms within which creativity can flourish, and managers turn this into innovations in the marketplace and society. But it's never as clear-cut as I'm making it sound. It's much more dynamic, chaotic and fascinating in the way it plays out. That's why people have to operate more from their inner essence; it's the other constant that copes with the legendary constant of change.” PeopleBelieveI BelieveLeaderCreativityPersonalityEgoInnovationManifestChaoticLegendary Author:Michael Ray
“We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.” NeedsRunningCompanyLeaderPersonalityEgoInstitutionsGiants Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.” NeedsMayHumanityCausesSoundJusticeLeaderSubjectsGreatnessParticularIntegrityEgoCommitmentStressIntelligentCourageousDedicatedPublicity Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Most success depends on colleagues, on the team. People at the top have large egos, but you must never say 'I': it's always 'we'.” PeopleLeaderTeamDependsEgoColleagues Author:Frank Lampl
“Level 5 leaders are differentiated from other levels of leaders in that they have a wonderful blend of personal humility combined with extraordinary professional will. Understand that they are very ambitious; but their ambition, first and foremost, is for the company's success. They realize that the most important step they must make to become a Level 5 leader is to subjugate their ego to the company's performance. When asked for interviews, these leaders will agree only if it's about the company and not about them.” IfsFirstsImportantRealizingLeadershipLevelsBusinessCompanyLeaderStepsWonderfulHumilityEgoAmbitionPerformancesAgreeExtraordinaryInterviewsAmbitious Author:James C. Collins
“Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. It's not that Level 5 leaders have no ego or self-interest. Indeed, they are incredibly ambitious-but their ambition is first and foremost for the institution, not themselves.” NeedsFirstsSelfGoalInterestLevelsCompanyLeaderBuildingEgoAmbitionInstitutionsAmbitiousSelf InterestGreat CompanyGood To Great Author:James C. Collins