Saul Alinsky Quotes

When I speak it is in order to be heard.

I'm quite a social person, quite a communicator, and I like to have the work of other people around.

Sometimes players are very fed up with my communication, but that's what I do, and they know how I think. But they know I am very transparent.

You can change the world, but if no one's listening, it doesn't matter.

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.

People say, 'Is broadcasting the same as coaching?' I say, 'Hell, no.' Coaching, you win and lose. Broadcasting, you don't win and lose. Coaching was a lot bigger than broadcasting.

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.

It is very helpful to me, in my job, for people to know me better. A lot of that is, it's a communication job.

Language is a nice way to remember things.

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

Sometimes it's easier to show than it is to tell.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

I think a good director is a good listener.

I was a general business major, which meant that in any business school and particularly at Smith School, which is a very good school, you do a lot of team projects. Well I was the guy who gave the presentations for the team projects.

The art of communication is the language of leadership.

The one thing I seek above all else is understanding. Sometimes I'm so frustrated and I don't get it. But I'm lucky to have a good management team and people around me who explain things and answer my questions.

People want to hear what I have to say and respect what I say.

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors.

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.

When you're leading, don't talk.

Your voice is your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where you can be understood.

Too many leaders are so caught up in the momentum of work that they lose sight of the opportunity to connect with people. I discovered that the more fully present I was with other people, the more fully present they were with me, and the more productive our relationship became over time.