“Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.” DoneHelpingJobsAsksLeaderRecordsFocusMarkHumbleAccomplishmentGovernorsRomneyTrue LeaderAccoladesGovernor Romney Author:Reince Priebus
“Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little attention paid to women leaders over the years as well as why the styles of leading more often exhibited by women are particularly useful at this critical moment in history.” YearsWellsLittlesHas BeensImportantMomentsAsksAttentionLeaderStyleFemalePaidCriticalRight QuestionsWoman LeaderCritical MomentsLeadership Style Author:Charlotte Bunch
“What really worries me is that those who are in positions of power are not really affected by what we are writing. In the moral dialogue you want to start, you really want to involve the leaders. People ask me: "Why were you so bold as to publish A Man of the People? How did you think the Government was going to take it? You didn't know there was going to be a coup?" I said rather flippantly that nobody was going to read it anyway, so I wasn't likely to be fired from my official position. It's a distressing thought that we cannot engage our leaders in the kind of moral debate we need.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenWantNeedsWritingKindSaidGovernmentAsksLeaderMoralWorryPositionDebateDialogueAsk MeOfficialsAffectedPublishDistressingCoupsPosition Of Power Book:Conversations with Chinua Achebe Source: Conversations with Chinua Achebe
“Don't Latin Americans have the right to ask why their elected governments are being opposed and coup leaders supported?.. Poverty and hardship in large parts of Africa are preventing this from happening. Don't they have the right to ask why their enormous wealth - including minerals - is being looted, despite the fact that they need it more than others?” NeedsFactsGovernmentAsksWealthLeaderPovertyHappeningsIncludingEnormousDespiteHardshipLatinLatin AmericaPreventingMineralsCoupsLatin American Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“I think it's just that the private lives of our public leaders are so much more exposed today that if you're sensitive to protecting your family, it's much harder to not get defensive when somebody asks you those really rude questions about what your wife and your children are thinking and feeling at that exact moment.” IfsThinkingChildrenMomentsFeelingsTodayAsksLeaderWifeHarderOur ChildrenOur FamilyYour ChildrenSensitiveExposedRudePrivate Life Author:Stephen Ambrose
“All of the great leaders down through history have told us we become what we think about. In fact, they have been in complete and unanimous agreement on this point while they disagree on almost every other point. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people rarely think, they simply accept what they see or hear. The next time someone gives you a suggestion, rather than simply accepting and acting on the suggestion - THINK - exercise your reasoning factor. Ask yourself if the suggestion will improve the quality of your life.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingHas BeensFactsNextAsksActingQualityLeaderAcceptingExerciseMajorityFactorsReasoningAgreementDisagreeNext TimeSuggestionsGreat Leader Author:Bob Proctor
“Real leaders ask hard questions and knock people out of their comfort zones and then manage the resulting distress.” PeopleRealHardAsksLeaderComfortManageZoneDistressComfort ZoneHard Questions Author:Alan Hirsch
“The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.” PeopleMenDoeEndsAsksLeadershipCommonLeaderMen And WomenFollowersBest Leader Book:Dynamic administration: the collected papers of Mary Parker Follett Source: Dynamic administration: the collected papers of Mary Parker Follett
“I've long held the belief that as a leader, I can't ask of you something that I can't do myself, and I can't impose on you values that I don't live out.” LongI CanValuesAsksBeliefLeader Author:Jesse Robredo
“Leaders never have to ask the people to, 'Come follow me.' The people believe just by watching his lead.” PeopleBelieveAsksLeaderFollow Me Author:Marc Marcel
“Any leader who asks the right questions of the right people has the potential to discover and develop great ideas.” PeopleIdeasAsksLeaderGreat IdeaRight Questions Author:John C. Maxwell
“Muslim leaders should ask themselves what exactly their relationship is to a political movement that encourages young men to kill and maim on religious grounds.” MenShouldYoungPoliticalAsksReligiousLeaderMovementYoung ManPolitical Movements Author:Ayaan Hirsi Ali
“The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why - Warren Bennis, Leadership Guru It is not so much that man is a herd animal, said Freud, but that he is a horde animal led by a chief” MenSaidAsksAnimalLeaderHe ManChiefsManagersGuruHerdsHorde Author:Ernest Becker
“People don't listen to marketplace logic; they listen for meaning and purpose. Attention can't be bought. Before any interaction, ask yourself: 'How do I want to make people feel or act?' Put yourself in their shoes. The role of a leader is to create an experience that will inspire people to take action.” PeopleWantFeelsActionPurposeAsksAttentionLeaderRolesInspireLogicShoesInteractionMarketplace Author:Bill Jensen
“When we read of the great Biblical leaders, we see that it was not uncommon for God to ask them to wait, not just a day or two, but for years, until God was ready for them to act.” YearsTwoAsksWaitingLeaderReadyBiblicalUncommonGreat Biblical Author:Gloria Gaither
“The question of whether we were misled into the war in Iraq isn't a liberal or conservative or Republican or Democratic question, it's an American one. Protecting the democracy that we ask our sons and daughters to die for is our responsibility and our trust. Demanding accountability from our leaders is our job as citizens. It's the American way. So may the truth win out.” WayMayWarJobsDiesAsksWinningResponsibilityLeaderDemocracySonCitizensRepublicanDaughterDemocraticIraqConservativeAccountabilityMisledSon And Daughter Author:Bruce Springsteen
“How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.” PeopleChildrenAsksLeaderGet UpUnwillingPosters Author:Mike Huckabee
“You must ask, "What do we mean by great results?" Your goals don't have to be quantifiable, but they do have to be describable. Some leaders try to insist, "The only acceptable goals are measurable," but that's actually an undisciplined statement. Lots of goals-beauty, quality, life change, love-are worthy but not quantifiable. But you do have to be able to tell if you're making progress.” IfsTryingMeanAbleAsksGoalResultsQualityLeaderProgressWorthyStatementsLife ChangingAcceptableQuality Of LifeUndisciplinedGreat Results Author:James C. Collins
“Father Jude Nnorom also criticized his church leaders, saying the simple lifestyle followed by Pope Francis should challenge African bishops to ask themselves.” ShouldAsksFatherChallengesChurchSimpleLeaderLifestylePopeSimple LifeBishopsChurch Leaders Author:Sylvia Poggioli
“People eyeing you as a potential leader tend to ask three questions: Are you committed? Do you care about me? Can I trust you?” PeopleCareThreeAsksLeaderCommittedI Trust YouDo You CareCan I Trust You Author:Lou Holtz
“When leaders carry out policies for decades that have no consequences for the stated goal and are very costly, you have to ask whether they are telling you the truth or whether the policies are for a different goal, because they are not reducing drug use.” DifferentUseAsksGoalLeaderPolicyDrugConsequenceDecadesReducingDrug Use Author:Noam Chomsky