Aja Brown Quotes

You have to lead by example. You have to be the calmest person in the room. You have to be very open. I think the qualities of a director are to enable and to find the best in everybody.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

Leadership requires a blend of strategy, persuasion, inspiration and motivation. It is based on respect more than fear.

Leadership involves persuasion, and conciliation, and education and patience. It's long, slow, tough work. That is the only kind of leadership I know or will believe in, or will practice.

Being a good listener is absolutely critical to being a good leader; you have to listen to the people who are on the front line.

Good leaders make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.

Part of being a successful leader is listening and looking for opportunities to bring people together.

It's an interesting juxtaposition, being student body president and leading others and learning how to effectively help people on the team in a way that's not as direct.

What makes a leader great is not the fact that she (or he) has all the answers, but the ability to inspire and empower us to find the answers.

I always say, as a leader, you've got to know when to get out of the way.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always that you have got to bring people with you if you are seeking to be a successful political leader.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

When you're leading, don't talk.

I like being a leader in real life.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

There are leaders vocally, and there are leaders by example. I think I'm starting to become better at being a leader vocally, just talking on the court.