“In drawing attention to the physical characteristics of women leaders, they can be dismissed as either too pretty or too ugly. The net effect is to prevent women's identification with the issues. If the public women is stigmatized as too 'pretty,' she's a threat, a rival--or simply not serious; if derided as too 'ugly,' one risks tarring oneself with the same brush by identifying oneself with her agenda.” IfsAttentionLeaderIssuesRiskEffectsSeriousThreatOneselfUglyDrawingCharacteristicsAgendasBrushesRivalsIdentificationIdentifyingWoman LeaderDrawing Attention Author:Naomi Wolf
“It is rather shocking to note that opposition leaders, who are representatives of the wananchi (citizens), are themselves rejecting the participation of the wananchi in this major public issue.” LeaderIssuesCitizensMajorsNotesOppositionRepresentativesParticipationShockingRejecting Author:Amani
“Would anybody be offended if we gave a $150 million bonus to Gandhi? How about a $250 million bonus to Mother Teresa? Do we have an issue with that? None at all. None at all. Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.” PeopleIfsMotivationalMotherNumbersLeaderMillionsIssuesSacrificeOffendedGreat LeaderBonusTeresa Author:Simon Sinek
“Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the leaders of our close friends and allies deserve to know that if I want to learn what they think about an issue, I will pick up the phone and call them, rather than turning to surveillance.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantCountryStatesUnitedEffortLeaderUnited StatesIssuesCitizensOrdinaryPicksDeservePhonesPrivacyAlliesOther CountriesSurveillanceHave ConfidenceNsaClose FriendsOrdinary Citizens Author:Barack Obama
“I always felt that the problems of the world would never ever be solved until people came to terms with the deeper issues [spiritual] - that there would be an aimless reshuffling of world leaders and governments and programs.” PeopleWorldProblemGovernmentWould BeSpiritualFeltTermLeaderIssuesProgramDeeperWorld Leader Author:Woody Allen
“Real political issues cannot be manufactured by the leaders of political parties, and real ones cannot be evaded by political parties. The real political issues of the day declare themselves, and come out of the depths of that deep which we call public opinion.” RealPoliticalPoliticsPartyLeaderOpinionIssuesDepthPolitical PartiesPublic OpinionReal OnesPolitical Issues Book:The works of James Abram Garfield. Volume 2 Source: The works of James Abram Garfield. Volume 2
“Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. My job doesn’t always feel like an integral part of the change that needs to occur. If I can offer, in my profession, to do things that are going to allow more people to connect with certain issues, then I hope it’s useful.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsFirstsI CanPainTogetherJobsCertainActorsNationsReligiousActingLeaderIssuesPlanetsOffersScientistProfessionCorporationsActivistCeoReligious Leaders Author:Ellen Page
“The way you get leaders to care about issues of conscience is to apply political pressure. It's less a question of persuading leaders directly and more trying to build a social movement that holds their feet to the fire.” WayTryingCarePoliticalSocialLeaderIssuesFireFeetMovementConsciencePressureSocial MovementsPersuading Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“Most pastors railing against gay marriage have never cried out on racism, any type of injustice or police brutality. They've never once made a statement about health care. Many of them are silent on community issues. They are very silent, but they have become the leaders of this particular movement.” MadeCareCommunityLeaderIssuesMovementParticularTypeGayRacismPoliceSilentInjusticeStatementsHealth CareCriedPastorGay MarriagePolice BrutalityBrutalityAgainst Gay Marriage Author:Otis Moss III
“Leaders being born vs. made is a bit of a separate issue. The research on this issue is fairly conclusive: 50/50. We have innate predispositions that affect who we are and what we do (nature) but we can learn and develop and grow (nurture).” MadeGrowsBitsBornLeaderIssuesResearchWho We AreNurtureInnate Author:Dave Ulrich
“It doesn't happen often, it's what you dream and hope for. We are happy, but we want to make sure these changes have teeth. What we want to get across most is that this is a real opportunity for the military. They can step up and be a leader on misogyny and gender issues.” WantRealDreamHappensOpportunityLeaderStepsIssuesMilitaryGenderTeethMisogynyStep UpGender Issues Author:Amy Ziering
“Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead” DoeLeaderIssuesFitJokesTreatsClimateClimate Change Author:Barack Obama
“Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it's not because they couldn't do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would've been called the 'soft stuff.' You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff.” PeopleWorldStuffUnderstandingLeaderIssuesCommunicationReturnInvestmentMathCorporateCorporate WorldReturn On Investment Author:Douglas Conant
“Fearful leaders side-step issues instead of dealing with them, cover up mistakes instead of owning up to mistakes; they skulk back into the shadows and hope that the crisis-whatever it is-will somehow blow over instead of facing their fears. Worse, they resort to lies and deception to cover up the truth.” LyingSidesMistakeLeaderStepsIssuesShadowCrisisBlowDeceptionFearfulResortsCover Ups Author:Leon F. "Lee" Ellis
“I think that the main issue with inequality is not the gap between the rich and the poor. It is the gap between the earnings of top business leaders and the salaries of academics and journalists.” ThinkingPoorLeaderIssuesRichInequalityJournalistGapsEarningSalaryBusiness Leaders Author:Arnold Kling
“I think that as much as any leader is marketed we have to learn that unless we inject ourselves specifically and link our revolution to the economic struggle of our people and address those specific issues then we're never really going to have control of what happens.” PeopleThinkingHappensLeaderStruggleIssuesEconomicRevolutionAddressesLinks Author:Immortal Technique
“I think all of us could insist on preserving the truth and preserving the peace. We could insist that political candidates tell the truth about controversial issues. And secondly, we should be sure to encourage our political leaders, after they're elected, to preserve the peace.” ThinkingShouldPoliticalLeaderIssuesPreservesCandidatesTelling The TruthControversialPolitical LeadersPolitical CandidatesControversial Issues Author:Jimmy Carter