Elizabeth II Quotes

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

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.

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

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

I'm at my best when I'm working with really talented people, and I'm there to gently suggest or guide or inspire or contribute whatever I can to their effort.

I've learned that positive thinking and encouragement are essential for leadership and progress.

Good leaders, good team players, know how to make the most of everything.

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

I'm really looking to facilitate, find my teammates.

A good leader, in my view, should have a clear vision of the future they want and the society they need to build. They must also have a connection with the people who work for them and be able to mobilise their best energies to create teams where people can be most creative and happy.

What makes a leader great is not the fact that she (or he) has all the answers, but the ability to inspire and empower us to find the answers.

People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.

I think you have to show people it's cool and fun to work together. It's your obligation. If you can't do it, who can you expect to do it?

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

I'll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have - leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning.

There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

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.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.