Anthony Trollope Quotes

I would say I'm 90 percent collaborative in everything I do, and 10 percent of the time I just make the call.

The chairman of a committee should be in harmony with the majority who constitute it.

Nobody ever built a statue to a committee.

I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader.

The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it's a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you.

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.

Now, when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

Democracy is not about making speeches. It is about making committees work.

I don't look at myself as a leader. I do look at myself as part of a community.

Deliberation is the work of many men. Action of one alone.

A leader who has to go it alone is no longer leading anybody.

The best … Committees consist of three persons, two of whom are always absent!

You can’t do leadership alone.

If three come together let them pick a leader.

… leadership is not a one man show.

One guy cannot create a field, but one person can get others thinking.

Asking for people's help - rather than directing it - is almost always the smart way of doing things, regardless of the stakes.

What I'm trying to do is teach people how to actually get individuals in organizations to do the kinds of things to make a difference. It starts with not just studying the mechanics but really understanding how people operate.

Lots of people say politics is about individualism and egos. I happen to think government is best operated as a team.

I campaigned on being a collaborative leader.

No one person is going to come in and change the world, or a national team.

Giving and taking of orders modifies actions and results, but does not of itself effect a sharing of purposes, a communication of interests.