Frances Hesselbein Quotes

I think in any situation, so much of effective leadership is when it comes from your own personality. And I feel very fortunate to be comfortable in the Colts locker room, where people can be who they are, and they don't have to change it when they show up to work that day.

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

I always thought of myself as being part of a family and sharing and, yes, leading, but not forcing people to do anything.

What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas.

I believe in decentralized management that includes a lot of delegation, empowerment, and accountability.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

I want everyone to put their views forward, every union branch, every party branch, so we develop organically the strengths we all have, the imagination we all have.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

One is, that they will feel about you that you're going to make something wonderful for them. And they help you by expressing themselves. Not telling you how to do it, but encouraging you and accepting your vision and working with you on that kind of a level.

It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior required who is best able to create the conditions such organizations require.

I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.

I always look at it that I work with my employees as opposed to them working for me.

I think what's wonderful is that 'Community' has always had its voice, has always had it's vision, and that started from the very beginning.

For the absolute avoidance of doubt, my leadership will be about unity, drawing on all the talents - with women representing half of the shadow cabinet - and working together at every level of the party.

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.

I'm not the kind of director who imposes his processes on everybody else.

That's the most important thing to me - that if I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.

I've seen, all too often in my career, people coming in to lead agencies and organizations and trying to impose change from the top down. Never works. You never have enough time.

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

What will become compellingly important is absolute clarity of shared purpose and set of principles of conduct sort of institutional genetic code that every member of the organization understands in a common way, and with deep conviction.

Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy.

I've decided to lead in a way that takes people with me. It's the approach that I think will stand not only our party but also our state in good stead.

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves.

Leadership does not mean domination