Clarence Seedorf Quotes

It's about what the players are doing. My job is facilitate that. My job is to put them in positions to succeed. My job is to listen to their ideas, take them if they're good, quietly push them to the side if they're not. My job is to help them grow.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

It takes a special individual to be a coach to pay attention to all that bad stuff and keep people accountable.

As far as my leadership style is concerned what makes me happiest is fulfilling my potential and helping others realize theirs. If you have really done that then the rest of it is actually very simple.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.

I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.

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

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

I think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

Leadership does not mean domination

Leadership is not about you; it's about investing in the growth of others.

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.

Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success.

I'm the type of manager who doesn't really like the word 'manage.' Nor do I really like the word 'boss.' I like to look at myself as more as a leader.

When you work, you know you can have some problem with the players. This is normal because the manager wants the players to work hard, play well, and the players should understand this.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

If someone works with me, I try to take them to the next level.

I'm great at working with people and collaborating. And if my biggest gift of all is that I'm really good at pulling things from people and helping them become better at what they're doing, I'm here, as I believe all of us are, to be of service.