Wesley Clark Quotes

Without wanting to sound pompous or clever it is down to me to make decisions on behalf of the side to give it the best chance of being successful.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

Leadership in the field, and especially during the hurried organization of the urgently needed new units, must not depend on seniority, meaning age.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

Being the leader of a division is a pressure, but it's one that I feel I am ready for.

I have really enjoyed the responsibility of leading the team and making the decisions out there.

The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the objectives of the incoming President.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

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

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

The Prime Minister is head of team but its not a one woman act. I've been called all those things. Intellectual, sharp-tongued, all true. But what New Zealander is like is to know that someone is in charge and in the end the buck stops with the Prime Minister.

One mediocre general is better than two good ones.

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

There is only one way to respond to the issue of leadership and that is to lead.

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame.

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

I've put a lot of thought into being a leader.

I learned how important it is to lead and be decisive and to, in a way, empower other people to do their best.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.