Lynn Good Quotes

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

Leadership matters most, and optimism and unity comes from the leader.

Leadership requires a blend of strategy, persuasion, inspiration and motivation. It is based on respect more than fear.

Women often are so focused on getting their jobs done well that they forget that building relationships is a key part of being a leader - and increasingly so, the higher you go.

As a leader, you have to have a vision that inspires people around you.

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.

To be a leader is to be awake and dissatisfied at all times. Leadership is action. Leadership is influence

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.

As a business owner, leadership is more than just telling others what to do. Leadership is about the investment we make into others and the responsibilities we accept for being the voice and direction that others count on.

Leadership is more than just managing economic reforms. Leadership means giving broad direction, take up challenges which other people cannot do.

Successful leaders surround themselves with intelligent people.

As a manager, you need to have your own vision and what you want to do with the team.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas.

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.

In this work, you have to convince everyone all the time, at different levels, to support your dream. I learned you have to be confident in order to do that.

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always that you have got to bring people with you if you are seeking to be a successful political leader.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.