Adena Friedman Quotes

Survival is not the only goal of a great leader.

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.

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

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

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

We lead by influence. That is what good leadership is about.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

You have to be a leader with a vision, and you have to show Iowans that you want it... and not just a woman.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

I want to inspire people.

I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

If you are in a position to influence someone, you are a leader.

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.

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

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

I am and always will be a leader.