Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

Leadership is having the trust of the people are trying to lead.

I'm a leader.

A leader who is confused or confusing causes too much anxiety, and a leader who is too controlling is revealing more insecurity and a lack of leadership.

Leadership is more about clarity than it is about control.

Leadership is influence.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

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.

I like being a leader in real life.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

It isn't worth trying to lead if your people won't follow.

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

If I can be a leader, I will.

I have a lot of power. Here, I can decide: training at six in the morning! Training 11 in the night! But my style is not to impose. I would like to convince the players of what they are doing. This takes more time.

I know how to lead.

Leaders are meant to lead from the front, but at the same time, they are also meant to listen to what their followers are saying.

Even if you don't have the authorities - and frankly I didn't have the authorities for anything - if you take charge, people will follow.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

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

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

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.