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As far as I'm concerned, the first business leader who was able to establish a cult of personality around his tenure was Lee Iacocca.

Tom Peters

Cult Of Personality, Leader, Able

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Business leaders cannot be bystanders.

Howard Schultz

Bystanders, Leader

"The Top Influencers Alive: 10 Breakout Influencers of 2011" by Connie Dieken, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 26, 2011.

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We can't wait for Washington. Business leaders are going to have to galvanize their own constituencies and do everything they can to demonstrate confidence in the economy, and I think that can be contagious.

Howard Schultz

Thinking, Leader, Waiting

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Social media requires that business leaders start thinking like small-town shop owners. This means taking the long view and avoiding short-term benchmarks to gauge progress. It means allowing the personality, heart and soul of the people who run all levels of the business to show.

Gary Vaynerchuk

Running, Heart, Mean

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The world can no longer be left to mere diplomats, politicians, and business leaders. They have done the best they could, no doubt. But this is an age for spiritual heroes- a time for men and women to be heroic in their faith and in spiritual character and power. The greatest danger to the Christian church today is that of pitching its message too low.

Dallas Willard

Christian, Spiritual, Hero

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I say, 'Get me some poets as managers.' Poets are our original systems thinkers. They contemplate the world in which we live and feel obligated to interpret, and give expression to it in a way that makes the reader understand how that world runs. Poets, those unheralded systems thinkers, are our true digital thinkers. It is from their midst that I believe we will draw tomorrow's new business leaders." --Sidney Harman, CEO Multimillionaire of a stereo components company

Daniel H. Pink

Running, Believe, Expression

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Whether you are a business leader or political leader, you need people around you who are prepared to tell the truth.

Michael Kroger

Leadership, People, Political

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Earlier in this century, philanthropy often flowed from the wills of dead industrialists. In recent decades, it's as likely to have come from a very alive business leader, entertainer, artist or sports star. The most effective of these patrons begin the process of giving by asking what they care about passionately.

Michael Milken

Sports, Stars, Artist

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Currently, we allow our political and business leaders to get away with murder. Now is the time to change that. We need direct liability for those who are destroying our future and this planet. We need fast, profound and systemic change. History only moves forward when courageous people get up and act. That's why I support this citizens' initiative to recognise ecocide as the crime it is.

Kumi Naidoo

Moving, Profound, People

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The reasons why executives are scared of social selling are well documented. That being said, there are some hugely successful global business leaders using social selling tactics incredibly well - some of which even admit they could not operate without it!

Bruce Rasmussen

Successful, Leader, Insightful

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Many business leaders are asking fundamental questions about what business they're in, why they are doing it and how it can be used as a means of healing human and natural communities.

Amory Lovins

Life, Leadership, Healing

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When business leaders ask me what they can do for Indiana, I always reply: 'Make money. Go make money. That's the first act of corporate citizenship. If you do that, you'll have to hire someone else, and you'll have enough profit to help one of those non-profits we're so proud of.'

Mitch Daniels

Leader, Proud, Indiana

Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee, delivered 11 February 2011, Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner, Washington, D.C.

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Business leaders must find ways to infuse mundane business activities with deeper, soul-stirring ideals, such as honor, truth, love, justice, and beauty.

Gary Hamel

Justice, Leader, Soul

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This years keynote session is a clear reminder that wireless data technology is expanding its reach beyond that of an alternative to wireline telephony. We have gathered an exclusive group of business leaders to share how wireless is being integrated into their companys business strategies and what it means for their bottom lines. The presence of these telecom, media and entertainment giants on our center stage is a great indicator of the impact wireless data has made on countless industries.

Steve Largent

Mean, Technology, Impact

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We need a new way of doing business to get out of the present crisis ... Absolute greed has come close to bankrupting the world. Thanks to the crisis that certain businesses have dumped on everyone a lot of people are going to suffer on a global scale. All of us must learn. It is all the more important that those business leaders that are left standing try to be a force for good.

Richard Branson

People, Greed, Leader

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Business leaders must not cling to old ways of doing business, or allow inertia or complacency to prevent them from making the decisions that they will eventually be forced to make.

Patricia Hewitt

Decision, Leader, Complacency

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A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but we need to hone our skills to stay in play.

Jon Meacham

Zero, Thinking, Games

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Every great business leader I've ever met, in addition to being very smart, very driven, they have this, 'Why not me? Screw it, I deserve it, let's go.' And if you don't have that, you can't achieve greatness.

Donny Deutsch

Smart, Greatness, Leader

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Of all the things that your company owns, brands are far and away the most important and the toughest. Founders die. Factories burn down. Machinery wears out. Inventories get depleted. Technology becomes obsolete. Brand loyalty is the only sound foundation on which business leaders can build enduring, profitable growth.

Jim Mullen

Loyalty, Technology, Leader

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A few years ago the idea that extreme poverty was harmful was on the fringes of the economic and political debate. But having made the case we are now seeing an emerging consensus among business leaders, economic leaders, political leaders and even faith leaders.

Winnie Byanyima

Years, Ideas, Leader

"New Oxfam report says half of global wealth held by the 1%" by Larry Elliott, Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2015.

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Economic growth and environmental preservation are two sides of the same coin. There's no better illustration of that point than the California Clean Tech Open, which challenges California entrepreneurs to bring new, clean technologies to market. I encourage business leaders, policy makers, and environmental advocates to support this innovative, exciting competition.

Terry Tamminen

Technology, Two Sides, California

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I think that being a business a leader that treads all over people to get to the top is actually not the way I think to become a successful business leader.

Richard Branson

Successful, Thinking, People

Interview with Jeremy Hobson, www.marketplace.org. April 27, 2012.

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I think business leaders all over the world should not just think of how we can make lots of money, which is fine, but to take some of the problems in the world and get out there and tackle them using business. I think that if businesses do that we can get on top of these problems.

Richard Branson

Thinking, Leader, World

"The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Sabian Phippen, theworldly.co.uk. February 21, 2015.

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A person who is assured of the love of God will see his fellow men in a different light and treat them and himself differently, and of course this also applies to business leaders.

Desmond Tutu

Men, Light, Leader

Source: www.egonzehnder.com

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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.

Brad Duguid

Skills, Creating, Impact

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