Cathy Engelbert Quotes

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.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

Usually I've had two jobs: be the best defender and the best scorer.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business.

Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

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

I've played sports pretty much my whole life, and that teaches you how to work with anyone, whether you like that person or you don't, and whether you get along with them or you don't. The circumstances don't matter. Team work is part of life.

I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

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.

Reading a book about management isn't going to make you a good manager any more than a book about guitar will make you a good guitarist, but it can get you thinking about the most important concepts.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

As a President, you need to have someone around you who can tell you that you are wrong.

I got put into leadership roles very early in life from fifth grade, sixth grade. I always ended up being the quarterback or the leader of the sports teams, and it's kind of benefiting me now.

I would say my strengths are vision and strategy.

I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out.

In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure.

When you are the manager, you want to win.

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

We've seen guys in the sport, like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, who have actually benefited from the captaincy.

Every team has problems. Championship teams have problems and whatnot.