Leader Quotes - Page 17

• Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get.

  Seth Godin

  Giving, Productive

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• Masochists are people that have pleasure confused with pain. In a world that has television confused with entertainment, doritoes confused with food, and Dan Quayle confused with a national political leader, masochists are clearly less mixed-up than the rest of us.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Pain, Confused, People

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• Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead

  Barack Obama

  Issues, Climate, Doe

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• It is in times of crisis that good leaders emerge.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Times Of Crisis, Good Leader, Crisis

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• Great leaders must be able to realize when something isn’t working-no matter how hard they’ve worked to make it succeed.

  Jim Rohn

  Matter, Able, Succeed

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 07, 2015

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• True leaders inspire people to a bigger vision.

  Carmine Gallo

  People, Inspire, Vision

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• 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.

  Mr. Lee

  Reality, Long, People

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• It is astonishing how foolish humans can be in groups, especially when they follow their leader without question.

  Brian Herbert

  Groups, Foolish, Humans

  Brian Herbert, Kevin Anderson (2002). “Dune: House Corrino”, p.333, Spectra

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• If you feel the need to make everyone happy, you should be a wedding planner not a leader.

  Mark Millar

  Needs, Should, Feels

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• First, believe in your ability to create the future. That's what leaders do-that is our job. Understand reality but never be imprisoned by it. Reality is a moment in time. The future has not yet been written-it is written by leaders.

  Mark Millar

  Jobs, Believe, Reality

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• Through the Social Enterprise Demonstration Fund, we are connecting high-potential social enterprises with the resources they need to grow and create jobs. This not only contributes to a fairer, more prosperous province; it also helps position Ontario as a global impact investment leader.

  Brad Duguid

  Jobs, Impact, Needs

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• Given the challenges and adversity we face in business and life today, Jon Gordon provides a clear road map to navigate the negativity and pitfalls that too often sabotage individual and team success as he shines a light on the truths that define great leaders, great teams, and great energy. I especially loved the part about leading with purpose. I consider this a valuable book for anyone looking to bring out the best in themselves and their team.

  Tom Gegax

  Team, Book, Adversity

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• EU leaders must act over immigration

  Salil Shetty

  Immigration

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• If you can find the courage, if you have in your heart even the slightest bit of rebellion against injustice, maybe you can channel that and become a leader.

  Cherry Jones

  Heart, Injustice, Rebellion

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• If I, the group leader, expect you, the group member, to be weak, then I elicit the weak part of you. If I expect you to be able to cope, I elicit your strength.

  William Schutz

  Groups, Able, Weak

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• I represent an emerging group of leaders within the Jewish community who are conservatives; not just fiscal conservatives, but social conservatives as well.

  Adam Hasner

  Community, Groups, Social

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• The attitude of the leader affects the atmosphere of the office

  John C. Maxwell

  Attitude, Office, Atmosphere

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Leaders goal: Don't be afraid of vulnerability & transparency, (without being pitiful). People respond to authenticity.

  Brian Houston

  People, Goal, Authenticity

  Twitter post from Jun 09, 2015

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• Outstanding leaders have a sense of mission, a belief in themselves and the value of their work.

  Brian Tracy

  Belief, Missions, Outstanding

  Brian Tracy (2008). “Effective Leadership”, p.13, Jaico Publishing House

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• You don't need a team leader, you need quality.

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  Team, Quality, Needs

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• It's time for our business and political leaders to help redefine morality beyond sex, drugs, and rock and roll to include lying, hypocrisy, and callous indifference to those in need.

  Arianna Huffington

  Sex, Lying, Rocks

  Arianna Huffington (2009). “Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption Are Undermining America”, p.270, Crown

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• Now is the time to divest and invest to let our world leaders know that we, as individuals and institutions, are taking action to address climate change, and we expect them to do their part this December in Paris at the U.N. climate talks.

  Leonardo DiCaprio

  Our World, Paris, Climate

  "Institutions worth $2.6 trillion have now pulled investments out of fossil fuels" by Damian Carrington, Emma Howard, www.theguardian.com. September 22, 2015.

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• The climate change plan set out a few days ago by federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair will get us there, which is why I strongly support it.

  Rachel Notley

  Support, Climate, Plans

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• Anyone can follow a path, but only a leader can blaze one.

  John C. Maxwell

  Path

  John C. Maxwell (2010). “A Leader's Heart: 365-Day Devotional Journal”, p.5, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• A leader whose speech is prepared by others is not a leader; he is just an empty and stupid bottle! Use your own ideas and your own brain; write your own speech, just like Gandhi, Churchill or Nehru! That is indeed a good ethics and a good honour!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Stupid, Writing, Ideas

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