Pavel Durov Quotes

I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself.

I want to try to execute my role to help the team in the best way possible.

You're not going to look at Paul and see him slacking, not carrying his weight. All the other stuff, 'Paul doesn't lead' and all that? That's fine. Go grab guys that lead, then. Let me help them lead.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.

I don't want the power. When a project is given to me, and I say yes, I'm gonna oblige everybody who has the power to try to make it work.

I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

If you can inculcate in your team that every moment means everything, you can then step back to let them lead.

I'm trying to do whatever it takes to help my team.

If the players understand and accept that their leader is steering their direction through thoughtful, careful measures, then they will pull together to give the best effort every time.

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves.

Leaders lead but in the end it's the people who deliver.

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.

It's nice to put your hand up and do the big things the team requires of you.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

Sometimes, it's good to have a tremendous star, because everyone understands he has to get the ball.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that.

When you empower people you sign up for a life of uncertainty and change.