William Byron Quotes

Trust happens when leaders are transparent.

I find that when you open the door toward openness and transparency, a lot of people will follow you through.

I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through.

My life has been an open book, for better or for worse.

You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.

My opening words to anybody I hire are, 'I'm an extremely vulnerable person.'

Even if you hurt my feelings and you lie, be a man and admit it. I'd rather someone be honest to me.

I like people to be authentic, thoughtful, and honest.

Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another.

One of the best ways to see how critical being present is to effective leadership is to notice what being absent, distracted, hiding something, and/or agenda-driven does to people's ability to trust, respect, and have confidence in you.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I think why people are drawn to me is because I'm very relatable. I don't filter.

Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

Servant leadership teaches us that you have to lay your cards on the table.

I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

I think there's a certain level of trust that I have with women. I've always been honest, even when I haven't had good times in my life or my movie bombed or I've had great success. I've owned up to all of it.

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.

You have to be careful about how much you reveal to people that look up to you so much.

Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians.

Let's face it. I'm an open book.

Even growing up, I was always the helper-outer, the sous-chef to my parents.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.