David Slade Quotes

You've got to have a vision. You've got to have a message.

A director without a vision is a catastrophe.

Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material.

The biggest thing is to overcommunicate your vision. It's so important to have real clarity as to what is inside your head, and sometimes that's really terrifying for people.

The most important thing is that you find a way to bring your thoughts into the hearts of the players. The tactical details are important because they can make a big difference.

Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

You have to be able to communicate the vision to the people in your organization so that they know where and how they should direct themselves on a day-to-day basis.

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.

My feeling is if you're going to be a leader, you have to carefully assess where people are and where people want to go.

Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do.

For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don't trust him, you won't be able to give him your all.

The most important thing is that you can make tough decisions, discipline people when you need to, but also create a spirit to get the ultimate thing you're aiming for, which is winning enough games.

What I've learned is the power of a compelling vision.

We're all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os - it's basketball, it's not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you?

Great leaders must have two things: a vision of the world that does not yet exist and the ability to communicate that vision clearly.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

As a director, if you know what you want, then it's not scary.

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset.

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman, and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor.

There are two qualities that I've noticed in good directors: One is that they have their vision very strongly in place; and two is that they listen to everyone's opinion and still remember their vision.