The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.
Leaders, true leaders, take responsibility for the success of the team, and understand that they must also take responsibility for the failure.
Everything rises and falls on leadership.
Leaders who are effective are leaders who are disciplined in their daily lives.
I think people should be nicer to each other
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
Rule a kingdom as though you were cooking a small fish – don’t overdo it.
You don’t reward failure by promoting those responsible for it, because all you get is more failure.
I have a very simple rule when it comes to management: hire the best people from your competitors, pay them more than they were earning, and give them bonuses and incentives based on their performance. That’s how you build a first-class operation.
It’s easy to demonise people, you’re usually wrong about it, people are nicer than you think.
And give give more credit to others and don’t assume they’re mean until you know they’re actually mean.
The art of leadership is a serious matter. One must not lag behind a movement, because to do so is to become isolated from the masses. But one must not rush ahead, for to rush ahead is to lose contact with the masses. He who wished to lead a movement must conduct a fight on two fronts–against those who lag behind and those who rush ahead.
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
A great leader’s courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.
A great leader has to be flexible, holding his ground on the major principles but finding room for compromises that can bring people together. A great leader has to be savvy at negotiations so we don’t drown every bill in pork barrel bridges to nowhere. I know how to stand my ground – but I also know that Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground to stand on as well.
If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God’s sake.
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
Respect people with less power then you. I don’t care if you’re the most powerful cat in the room, I will judge you on how you treat the least powerful. So there.
