In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. – Donald Rumsfeld
The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction. – Isaiah Thomas
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority. – Ken Blanchard
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. – Eric Hoffer
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership. – James Cash Penney
Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam. – Robert Kiyosaki
What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief. – Paul Ryan
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. – John Updike
Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way, including George Bush senior, Gerald Ford, and others including myself and Bill Clinton. – Jimmy Carter
Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another. – Louis Farrakhan
The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – John Buchan
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two. – Bertolt Brecht
Leadership does not depend on being right. – Ivan Illich
I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power. – Paul Wellstone
Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is affected from leadership styles, to organizational structure, to employee engagement, to customer service an marketplace. – Simon Mainwaring
The one thing that the President can do is to establish a real energy independence plan. We have all the recources we need right here in this country to establish energy independence if we had the leadership. – Herman Cain
Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too. – David Cameron
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader. – Indra Nooyi
The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. – Faye Wattleton
Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes. – Carly Fiorina
