Benny Gantz Quotes

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

When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.

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.

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

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

But I just think as a captain, everybody's different.

No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.

Even when you’re in charge, you’re not sure who’s in charge.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

There is no other job in major sport like a cricket captain. It is a huge job.

I take the role of leadership as the most important job I have. Yes, it's the passes and all the different things you have to do, but it's leading and it's in the huddle and it's in the weight room and the meeting rooms. It's that role I think comes first.

Being the main guy for three or four years, I understood what it took to be the leader.

I'm used to the natural role of a quarterback where everyone looks to you.

I have learned lessons in America about how you go about things, and what I know is that you find the best people, empower them, give them the resources, and hold them accountable.

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.

Being a captain means a lot - it's not just about wearing the armband.

Any business or club has to have a hierarchy. Everybody needs to know and understand his role in the overall structure. Bayern Munich is no different.

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.

It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I'm responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I'm doing and I believe in that.

Me being young, I'm going to definitely mess up a lot more than I'm going to make the right play, but I want my teammates to be able to trust me and look at me as a veteran guard trying to run the team.

As captain, you take a little bit more on board than probably just being a player.

I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to take responsibility for it!

The buck stops with me, but I can tick off dozens of very good senior executives that are responsible for hundreds or thousands of people who work for me.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.