M. Ward Quotes

I came to believe that a leader isn't good because they're right; they're good because they're willing to learn and to trust.

You can learn a little bit from everybody, so you should be able to work a bit with everybody.

Being stubborn is not an asset. You have to be able to see things through other people's eyes.

You have to be open to other people's ideas, and you can't be too married to your own.

I believe you can work with anybody.

It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.

The beauty of having your ego checked as many times as my ego was checked in Newark made me recognize how much I needed other people who were very different than me in order to get big things done.

You really have to listen and be vulnerable and open to the other actors and the environment.

I think debates are healthy. I think they include more people. And I don't believe most people, if they don't win, are just going to take their ball and go home.

At some point, you have to be willing to accept other people's opinions. I think that's helpful.

We have never wrapped ourselves up in our own world thinking we are the only people who know what is doing. We listen to other things and see what we would like and what would suit us.

When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too.

The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.

Remember, presidents and bishops, that the callings of your associates are just as divinely inspired as is yours, and they are therefore entitled to inspiration in their specific responsibilities. Lean upon them. Learn from them. Love them. Listen to them.

You should never be so high and mighty you can't listen to somebody else and learn something from them. Leadership is as much about using the ear as using the mouth.

To get into another person's mindset and what they are trying to do with their project is a challenge, and it is what I like.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

I love to work with performers that are very different to me.

I'm not really a control person, and I'm a big believer in collaboration. I like to have a friend.

My company survives because I've learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete.

People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.

Resist the need to be 'right' all the time or to always have the last word.