“I see Intershop as a leader in the E-commerce digital economy and believe the company has truly long-term potential.” BelieveLongTermCompanyLeaderEconomyLong TermDigitalCommerceE Commerce Author:Eckhard Pfeiffer
“In the long term, we've got to defeat an ideology of hate with an ideology of hope. There' a reason why people like [Al-Qaida leader Osama] bin Laden are able to recruit suiciders, because if you don't have hope, you're attracted to an ideology which says, it's OK to kill people and kill yourself.” PeopleIfsLongReasonAbleHateTermLeaderDefeatIdeologyReason WhyLong TermAlsBin LadenHaving HopeOsama Bin LadenRecruitKilling Yourself Author:George W. Bush
“When executives lead as teachers, stewards, and designers, they fill roles that are much more subtle and long-term than those of power-wielding hierarchical leaders.” LongTermLeaderRolesTeacherLong TermDesignerSubtleExecutivesStewards Author:Peter Senge
“It's very difficult to evaluate a leader in a very short-term perspective because to be a leader you must be able to have a long-term perspective. You must be able to carry changes which take many years. And this is why you can really only see whether it has been a good leadership after some years have passed.” YearsLongHas BeensAbleDifficultTermLeadershipLeaderPerspectiveLong TermShort TermEvaluateGood LeaderGood Leadership Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland
“Incrementalism: In the first generation, the goal of the movement was wholesale social and cultural transformation. Small, incremental victories were too little given the magnitude of America's moral decay. Since 1988, the new leaders have recognized that incrementalism is the surest path to success in political competition. The current movement is committed to securing small victories now, postponing for the long-term more fundamental changes in society and politics.” FirstsLittlesLongAmericaPoliticalGivenSocialGoalTermLeaderMoralPathGenerationsAtheismMovementVictoryTransformationFundamentalsCompetitionCurrentsCommittedPositive AtheismLong TermDecayMagnitudeWholesalePostponingPath To SuccessSmall VictoriesChanges In SocietyMoral DecayIncrementalism Author:Kenneth D. Wald
“Great leaders, like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos, also focused on the long term.” LongJobsTermLeaderFocusedLong TermGreat Leader Author:Reed Hastings