Joe Root Quotes

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

I like to think I'll be quite instinctive as a leader.

I am not saying I am the best manager in the world. But I'm quite good.

I've got an opinion on everything, so I should go into management.

I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.

Many fine coaches never become great managers.

To be a director, you need to be reliable, on time, confident, calm, all of those things you see demonstrated in the military.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

I know how to lead.

I'm not aggressive by nature and it was tough for me to make the transition to directing.

I think it's hard, when you're someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.

Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.

I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.

In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.

You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly tough-minded about standards of performance, but you also have to be incredibly tenderhearted with the people you're working with.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.

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

I’m an executive now. I have to be a bigger leader, more responsible leader, more careful about how I say things….

Throughout my career, I've been someone who's led... and solved problems we had.

The sign of a great leader is knowing what you know and knowing what you don't know.

A big part of directing is being strong in certain circumstances and taking the gamble and hope you don't get fired.