James Stockdale Quotes

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust.

People will support somebody who they think believes what he says and stands for.

Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.

The only thing I can really offer the Filipino people is my sincerity.

You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader, you can certainly command without that sense of commitment, but you cannot lead without it. And without leadership, command is a hollow experience, a vacuum often filled with mistrust and arrogance.

Be true to yourself. Be true to those you lead.

Leaders who keep promises and followers who respond in kind create an opportunity generate enormous energy around their commitment to serve others.

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

When I hear Obama speak he just seems really sincere and he just seems like somebody who actually has his heart and his motivation in the right place. Forget about color or race or gender or whatever, he's got his heart in the right place.

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.

You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

I think Raymond is very honest about human relationships.

I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.

It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers.

Service is the key to everything in life.

You know, I think what the American people want more than anything else right now is someone who's just going to look them in the eye and tell them the truth, even some truths that they don't like. And - but they have to believe the person's speaking from their heart and are authentic.

People look for their leadership to lead.