Mary Parker Follett Quotes

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

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.

It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

My idea is bring in good people and then get out of their way.

I think the best thing a team can have is different leaders.

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

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

One of the things you look for is leadership, and it comes in different forms. There's vocal leaders, there's quiet leaders, there's leaders that lead by example.

Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service.

I've found that when everyone rallies behind a cause, and when they learn their effort can contribute something bigger, they get engaged.

I think we did a pretty good role, linking, being a sounding board really and a driving force, especially from the bottom up. I think that part of this is bottom up as well as top down.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

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

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.