Hillary Clinton Quotes

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

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.

Part of me loves to control and to exert power, but it's not the best part of me at all. What I am slowly learning is that allowing others to have power too makes us a better organisation - many brains are simply better than one.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

I think I've learned how to be a better boss. I'm the one running the show now, and in the past, I've always kind of been looking at other people to make the decisions. I feel more confident to run not just my show, but behind the scenes, too.

I'm a leader.

Never delegate. Always empower.

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

Leadership is influence.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

I micromanage the selection of the cabinet.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

You are on the ground. You see the needs of the situation, and I shall back up whatever you do.

A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.

Put the right people in the right places, and then you trust them to do the right stuff.

I let the coach do his job.

You may give give a man office, but you cannot give him discretion

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.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.