“Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.” CharacterLeaderTalentOughtScareGiftedness Book:Next Generation Leader Source: Next Generation Leader
“There is a clear connection between developing the skills and talents of young people, and our economic success as a province. Initiatives like the Make Your Pitch competition and the Ontario Social Impact Voucher help us nurture the next generation of business leaders. We will continue creating an inviting environment for our next generation of entrepreneurs, ensuring they develop the right skills needed to succeed in a globally competitive economy and build the future of Ontario.” PeopleHelpingYoungNextSocialLeaderEconomyClearEnvironmentGenerationsEconomicTalentNeededSucceedSkillsCreatingConnectionsImpactEntrepreneurCompetitionDevelopingInitiativeNurtureNext GenerationProvincesInvitingBusiness LeadersOntarioVouchersSocial ImpactEconomic SuccessSkills And Talent Author:Brad Duguid
“Any fool can buy talent; only real leaders develop it.” RealLeaderTalentFool Author:Margaret Heffernan
“If you're the leader, you've got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies - that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.” IfsKnowsGivingLeaderFantasyTalentEgoGiving UpAbandonOmnipotentOmniscient Author:Warren G. Bennis
“The more attention we can devote to helping developing leaders tune in to their core values - drawing on their real experience and their true aspirations in life - the more likely it is they'll make smart choices about how and where to invest their talents.” RealHelpingValuesChoicesAttentionLeaderTalentSmartDrawingCoreDevelopingAspirationTunesCore ValuesSmart Choices Author:Stewart D. Friedman
“If the white man can come here uneducated and as an immigrant, and within 10 or 15 years set up an industry that provides job opportunities and educational opportunities for black people, then if the black man, the black leadership, who has access to all of this money and has all of these degrees today, can't use his talent and his know-how to set up business opportunities, job opportunities, housing opportunities for the black people the same as the white leaders have done for white people, then these black leaders need to get off the boat.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenNeedsYearsDoneUseTodayJobsOpportunityBlackWhiteLeaderKnow HowTalentIndustryDegreesEducationalAccessBoatImmigrantsBlack PeopleWhite ManHousingUneducatedBusiness OpportunityJob Opportunities Author:Malcolm X
“Great leaders have an ability, a characteristic of analyzing very good talent, and empowering that talent.” AbilityLeaderTalentVery GoodCharacteristicsEmpoweringGreat LeaderAnalyzing Author:Rick Perry
“There are two outstanding issues in democratic politics these days. One is the relationship with the media, which is now 24/7, and operates with a completely different intensity than even 15 or 20 years ago. How do we have a proper conversation between leaders and country when it's moderated sometimes in a very partisan and inflammatory way? And the second thing is the effectiveness of our democracy. How do we get the right gene and talent pool in politics?” WayYearsTwoDifferentCountrySometimesLeaderDemocracyIssuesTalentMediaConversationYears AgoDemocraticThese DaysIntensityPoolGenesEffectivenessOutstandingPartisans Author:Tony Blair
“Great leaders love talent and know where to find it. They surround themselves with talented people who can work effectively together.” PeopleKnowsTogetherLeaderTalentSurroundGreat Leader Author:Warren G. Bennis
“The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason that so many workplaces are mediocre, even toxic, in spite of the presence of talent. Leaders of great groups give them whatever they need and free them from everything else.” PeopleNeedsGivingReasonPerfectLeaderGroupsTalentMajorsSpiteToxicWorkplaceMediocreNiche Author:Warren G. Bennis
“People who become great leaders are those who take time to reflect every day on the big questions: Who am I? What is my purpose? Who are my heroes in history, mythology, and religion? What are my unique talents and how do I express them? These are the qualities of silent reflection that make a great leader, like Jesus.” PeopleBigsPurposeJesusQualityLeaderTalentHeroUniqueReflectionSilentMythologyTake TimeGreat LeaderMy HeroBig QuestionsUnique Talents Author:Deepak Chopra
“ALEC has forged a unique partnership between state legislators and leaders from the corporate and business community. This partnership offers businessmen the extraordinary opportunity to apply their talents to solve America's problems and build on our opportunities.” StatesProblemAmericaOpportunityCommunityLeaderTalentOffersUniqueExtraordinarySolveCorporatePartnershipBusinessmanLegislatorsForged Author:Ronald Reagan
“We are blessed to grow up in a country that is the world's leader. We are blessed to be some of the most well-educated Black persons anywhere to be found in the world. This education and talent can be used in a friendly relationship with Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Asia to develop the wealth and resources of these nations. The friendship of us with our kith and kin around the world would cause both sides to benefit exponentially, based upon how well we develop these relationships.” WorldWellsPersonsCountryUsedFoundNationsGrowsCausesSidesBlackWealthLeaderGrowing UpMiddleTalentBenefitsResourcesBlessedEastEducatedAround The WorldFriendlyMiddle EastAsiaBoth SidesCaribbeanWell EducatedBlack Person Author:Louis Farrakhan
“Good leaders, competent leaders must see it as primary task to create friendliness. This something within the scope of most people. Now artists, like writers and sort of course have an added option of using their scale and talent with this in view. It is their business to create an environment in which our people will prosper and be happy.” PeopleArtistCoursesViewsLeaderEnvironmentTalentTasksScalesPrimariesScopeCompetentGood LeaderFriendliness Author:Chinua Achebe
“More and more, leadership, whether it's profit or nonprofit, is about recruiting and keeping talented people. That's the biggest challenge. Yes, you've got to create systems that will enable people easily to innovate continuously; you've got to be a system-builder. But finding and keeping geeks and shrinks is the biggest challenge. That means leaders have got to be salespeople, they've got to be recruiters, and they've got to be actively able to understand and keep the talent they have. Leadership is courtship. That's what it's becoming.” PeopleMeanChallengesLeaderTalentGeekCourtship Author:Robert Reich