Philip Seymour Hoffman Quotes

Showing leadership doesn't mean every employee will run the organization; that would lead to chaos. Businesses do need someone to set the vision and then lead the team to it.

My feeling is if you're going to be a leader, you have to carefully assess where people are and where people want to go.

A big part of directing is being strong in certain circumstances and taking the gamble and hope you don't get fired.

As a captain I think tactically I've been quite good.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

I'm not aggressive by nature and it was tough for me to make the transition to directing.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

As a director, I never feel that I have the answers.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

To be a good leader, you have to be a good communicator. As a leader, you have to communicate your intent every chance you get, and if you fail to do that, you will pay the consequences.

As one grows their company and brand, you have to learn to be a leader, and there's no formula.

As a leader, your job is to share your vision with your followers and either warn them of danger or highlight opportunities coming in the future.

I like to think I'll be quite instinctive as a leader.

I'm very confident in my own ability as a manager.

Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.

To be a director, you need to be reliable, on time, confident, calm, all of those things you see demonstrated in the military.

I know how to lead.

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

Your job, as a head coach and general manager, is to listen and not bypass any opportunity to help your team improve.

Leadership is influence.

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset.

I think it's hard, when you're someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people.

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.