“Marble statues, engraved with public inscriptions, by which the life and soul return after death to noble leaders.” SoulLeaderReturnNobleStatuesAfter DeathMarbleInscriptionsEngraved Author:Horace
“Once at a potent leader's voice I stayed; Once I went back when a good monarch prayed; Mortals, howe'er we grieve, howe'er deplore, The flying shadow will return no more.” VoiceLeaderReturnShadowFlyingMortalsGrievingBack WhenMonarchs Author:Maurice Maeterlinck
“For example: (1) As if governed by Newton's First Law of Motion, an institution will resist any change in its current direction; (2) Just as work expands to fill available time, corporate projects or acquisitions will materialize to soak up available funds; (3) Any business craving of the leader, however foolish, will be quickly supported by detailed rate-of-return and strategic studies prepared by his troops; and (4) The behavior of peer companies, whether they are expanding, acquiring, setting executive compensation or whatever, will be mindlessly imitated.” IfsFirstsLawCompanyLeaderStudyExampleReturnBehaviorProjectsInstitutionsPreparedRateCurrentsAvailableFoolishSettingSettingsCorporateFundExecutivesTroopsPeersExpandingCravingCompensationStrategicNewtonAcquisitionLaws Of MotionExecutive Compensation Book:Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha
“And the propensity of weak and empty people to follow a leader into the darkness from which there is no return is still flourishing, as ever.” PeopleStillsWomenLeadershipLeaderDarknessReturnEmptyWeakFlourishingPropensity Author:Mary McGrory
“To return to higher standards of living we must abandon the false prophets and seek new leaders of our own choosing.” LeaderReturnHigherStandardsProphetAbandonStandards Of LivingHigher StandardsFalse Prophets Book:The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt Source: The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“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
“Ganguly is a very good leader. His return to the field brings a spring in the steps of the Indians. He is a great player.” LeaderStepsPlayerFieldsReturnSpringVery GoodGood LeaderGanguly Author:Ricky Ponting
“Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities. We said, but no, why should we do that ( return the land to the communities). We didn't say return the land to particular traditional leaders, but to the communities.” ShouldYearsSaidStatesGovernmentCommunityWhiteLeaderLandParticularReturnTraditionalMinoritiesRegimes Author:Thabo Mbeki
“Germany has become the economic heart of Europe because our leaders are weak. But Germany should never forget that France is Europe's political heart. What is happening here today foreshadows what will happen in the rest of Europe in the coming years: the great return of the nation-state, which they wanted to obliterate.” ShouldYearsHeartStatesHappensTodayWantedPoliticalNationsForgetLeaderEconomicReturnHappeningsEuropeWeakFranceGermanyNever Forget Author:Marine Le Pen