“That historian or scholar who delights in pointing out the weaknesses and frailties of present or past leaders destroys faith. A destroyer of faith — particularly one within the Church, and more particularly one who is employed specifically to build faith — places himself in great spiritual jeopardy. He is serving the wrong master, and unless he repents, he will not be among the faithful in the eternities. Do not spread disease germs!” PastSpiritualChurchLeaderMastersDiseaseWeaknessEternityDelightSpreadFaithfulServingHistorianScholarEmployedRepentPointingGermsFrailtyDestroyersJeopardyGreat Spiritual Author:Boyd K. Packer
“The weaknesses of the many make the leader possible.” LeadershipLeaderWeakness Author:Elbert Hubbard
“Organizations exist to make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. And this is the work of effective leaders.” PeopleMotivationalLeaderWeaknessOrganizationIrrelevant Book:Hesselbein on Leadership Source: Hesselbein on Leadership
“A Godly leader ... finds strength by realizing his weakness finds authority by being under authority finds direction by laying down his plans finds vision by seeing the needs of others finds credibility by being an example finds loyalty by expressing compassion finds honor by being faithful finds greatness by being a servant” NeedsRealizingCompassionLeaderVisionPlansSeeingExampleGreatnessHonorAuthorityWeaknessLoyaltyFaithfulServantGodlyCredibilityBeing FaithfulNeeds Of OthersLaying DownFinding Strength Author:Roy Lessin
“Authenticity is about imperfection. And authenticity is a very human quality. To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections. The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don't know. The great leaders can't do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.” KnowsHumansLooksHelpingQualityLeaderHonestWeaknessAuthenticityStrongestImperfectionGreat LeaderHuman Qualities Author:Simon Sinek
“Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.” ImportantDecisionQualityLeaderWeaknessCautionAmbivalence Author:Leon Panetta
“I was never a prisoner of any theory. What guided me were reason and reality. The acid test I applied to every theory or scheme was: Would it work? The acid test is in performance, not promises. It is not from weakness that one commands respect. As long as the leaders take care of their people, they will obey the leaders.” PeopleLongReasonRealityCareLeaderTheoryPromiseWeaknessTestsPerformancesTake CareCommandPrisonerSchemesAcid Author:Mr. Lee
“The role of the leader is to foster mutual respect and build a complementary team where each strength is made productive and each weakness irrelevant.” MadeLeaderRolesTeamWeaknessProductiveMutualIrrelevantMutual RespectComplementary Book:Principle-centered leadership Source: Principle-centered leadership
“To bring the worst of the worst terrorists inside the United States would be cause for great danger and regret in the years to come. It is recklessness cloaked in righteousness, and would make the American people less safe.” PeopleStatesWould BeOpportunityCausesUnitedLeaderUnited StatesGoneWorstDangerSafeWeaknessUnityTerroristResolveRighteousnessDistractedRecklessness Author:Dick Cheney
“Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that he understands what everyone else has known for some time. When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of your team, it is never new information.” WayKnownLeaderCasesTeamInformationWeaknessContraryAcknowledgeNew Information Book:Next Generation Leader Source: Next Generation Leader