“For a lot of women, one of the hardest things about leadership is the desire to be liked by everyone. That's often inconsistent with leadership. It's certainly inconsistent with taking positions on very controversial issues.” DesireLeadershipIssuesPositionHardestHardest ThingControversialInconsistentControversial Issues Author:Sarah Weddington
“A lot of people criticized me for speaking out, not long ago, about gay marriage. I could not remain silent any longer. It's the civil rights of our day. It's the issue of our day.” PeopleLongPoliticsLeadershipJusticeIssuesRightsPolicyGayEqualEthicsSilentHuman RightsCivil RightsIdeologyFree SpeechLong AgoEqual RightsGay MarriageModernityCivil Rights MovementSpeaking Out Author:Joe Biden
“In the 2012 election, Obamacare, as it's called, and I'll be more polite - the ACA ...was a major issue in the campaign. I campaigned all over America for two months, everywhere I could. And in every single campaign rally I said, 'We have to repeal and replace Obamacare.' Well, the people spoke. They spoke, much to my dismay, but they spoke. And they reelected the President of the United States.” PeopleWellsSaidTwoStatesRealityAmericaPoliticalPoliticsPresidentCommunityLeadershipJusticeUnitedPartyHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyIssuesHuman NaturePolicyHealthMonthsMajorsEthicsConstitutionElectionStrategyUnityCampaignsIdeologyVotingSpokesPolitePolitical PartiesCivilityObamacareTwo MonthsDismay2012 ElectionAca Author:John McCain
“That very aggressive, unapologetic leadership style is needed in Washington, D.C., and I'm not afraid to tackle big issues.” BigsLeadershipIssuesStyleNeededAggressiveNot AfraidUnapologeticLeadership Style Author:Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
“To me consensus seems to be - the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies in search of something in which no-one believes, but to which no-one objects - the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner "I stand for consensus"?” WayBelieveHas BeensMotivationalValuesBeliefCausesProcessLeadershipInspiringPrinciplesIssuesPolicyObjectsAgreementAvoidingConsensusBannerDowning Street Author:Margaret Thatcher
“When I hear bad news I look at it as another leadership test that will determine how successful Go Daddy will become. So I no longer dread it. Instead, I enjoy the game of finding the very best way to deal with it, and take great satisfaction in having a hand in resolving the issues that come my way.” WayLooksHandsSuccessGamesEnjoyLeadershipDealsIssuesSuccessfulFindingsNewsDeterminationTestsDetermineSatisfactionBest WayMy WayDreadDaddyBad News Author:Bob Parsons
“We must remind our politicians that we expect them to speak honestly and to be concerned about real issues, and not simply with the obtaining or retaining of power.” RealSpeakLeadershipIssuesPoliticianConcernedHonestlyObtainingRetaining Author:Davis McCaughey