Steve Womack Quotes

Lack of accountability in any decision making structure is not tolerable.

Every decision he made, I think everybody bought into it. Whether you understood it or not, you bought into it. Because he's a champion. He's won five of these or something like that, so you've got to trust a guy that's been here before and his view for our team.

Allow your leaders to lead, and know when to get out of the way.

When you have somebody like Christie Rampone, with the vast experience she has had, you're going to defer to her line because she has played in so many huge games, and she knows what she's talking about.

What is competent? Who is it that can adjudicate what is competent or not competent? If the guys that are running the most important banks in our country aren't competent enough, well then, who is competent enough?

Those who have the most power - whether famous TV anchors, rich Hollywood moguls, judges, Members of Congress, or the president of the United States - must decide how to exert that power: for corruption or for good.

When you have that privilege of being able to talk directly with your chairman, like I've had with Daniel Levy, that make things a lot easier. Afterwards, I know what we've said to each other, and we have a relationship built on trust.

I generally have confidence in my directors.

How do you govern by captaining the ship? How do you win without the trust of the crew?

A leader who is confused or confusing causes too much anxiety, and a leader who is too controlling is revealing more insecurity and a lack of leadership.

Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

I have always been up for risks, but only because I had full confidence and faith in the vision of my directors.

What I do know as a manager, as a person, is that you have to try and be honest with everyone around you. If I leave a player out, they deserve an explanation. It's about communication, about being clear in what you want.

As a goalkeeper, you feel like if you're treated like adults and have your position explained to you, you respect that. You might not agree with it, but you get on with it.

I think governance is about giving people an opportunity to engage with you on subjects that you are responsible for, believing in people's capacity to deliver, and allowing them that platform plus project their work.

Leadership is learned, earned, and discerned. You develop it. It's based on trust and credibility. Others see it in you. You can't demand it.

We deeply want to be led by people who know what they're doing and who don't have to think about it too much.

I would rather say whoa to a leader than gittie up.

In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?

Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

You can't flip-flop and be commander-in-chief.

People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you.

No matter your title, people will not follow you if they don’t trust you.